Maryland lawmakers are holding out hope that they can persuade the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to rebuild the FBI headquarters in downtown Washington — instead of moving it to suburban Maryland or northern Virginia as once planned.
The House Appropriations Committee approved language in a spending bill Thursday recommending that no new funding be included for the administration’s Washington headquarters proposal “because many questions regarding the new plan remain unanswered.”
Maryland opponents of the administration’s plan have said rebuilding the existing J. Edgar Hoover Building raises security questions for the law enforcement agency and would mean employees would be scattered at different sites in the city instead of in one building.
In 2014, the General Services Administration had said the project would be built at one of three locations: Greenbelt or Landover in Maryland, or Springfield, Va.
The Trump administration said in February it was reversing course. It said its plan would include a worthy building and a better deal for taxpayers.
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