{"id":1970373,"date":"2023-07-12T00:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T04:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-threatens-funding-unless-new-fbi-hq-leaves-dc-area-and-he-has-a-suggestion\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T00:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T04:11:02","slug":"jordan-threatens-funding-unless-new-fbi-hq-leaves-dc-area-and-he-has-a-suggestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-threatens-funding-unless-new-fbi-hq-leaves-dc-area-and-he-has-a-suggestion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Threatens Funding Unless New FBI HQ Leaves DC Area \u2014 And He Has A Suggestion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjordan-threatens-funding-unless-new-fbi-hq-leaves-dc-area-and-he-has-a-suggestion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1970373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\">House<\/a> Judiciary Committee Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jim-jordan\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) is pushing for the FBI to move its headquarters outside of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area, suggesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/alabama\">Alabama<\/a> as an alternative location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/2023-07-11-jdj-to-granger-appropriations.pdf\">A letter he sent<\/a> on Tuesday to House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) argues that his panel is concerned about politicization in federal law enforcement, fueled by its concentration in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>In making one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jim-jordan-unveils-budget-wishlist-to-fight-weaponized-federal-agencies\">several recommendations for government spending<\/a> in fiscal 2024, Jordan further argued the \u201ccentralization of FBI operations in the National Capitol Region has led to duplication of activity best left to the respective field offices, contributed to reduced autonomy in local field offices, and allowed improper political influence to taint law enforcement investigations and activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jordan went on to lay out possible language for his suggested provision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of the funds made available in this Act may be used to build a new FBI headquarters,\u201d the chairman wrote. \u201cIn addition, the FBI is directed to submit an operational plan within 90 days to move the FBI Headquarters out of the National Capital Region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe operational plan should also consider the existing resources and infrastructure available at the FBI\u2019s Redstone Arsenal Campus in Huntsville, AL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI\u2019s current headquarters, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/history\/history-of-fbi-headquarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J. Edgar Hoover Building<\/a>, started being built in Washington, D.C., during the 1960s and was completed in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/matt-gaetz-announces-resolution-dedicated-to-stopping-fbi-hq-funds\">looking to get a new headquarters<\/a> in the D.C. area for <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.fbi.gov\/archives\/news\/testimony\/proposal-for-a-new-consolidated-fbi-headquarters-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than a decade now<\/a>. Delegations from Maryland and Virginia are fighting over the project as the General Services Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/03\/20\/maryland-versus-virginia-fbi-00087619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weighs locations selected in both states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2022\/12\/get-a-rare-peek-at-fbis-growing-campus-at-redstone-arsenal.html\">Local reporting in Alabama indicates<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/fbijobs.gov\/locations\/redstone-arsenal\">FBI\u2019s space at Redstone Arsenal<\/a> is growing, but the bureau told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/republican-eyes-sweet-home-for-new-fbi-headquarters-in-alabama-479b19d8\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> that its facilities could not hold the 8,500 personnel it hopes to put in the new headquarters around the D.C. region. The FBI also claimed that cutting its budget would be \u201cdetrimental to the support the FBI provides to the American people\u201d and there are \u201cnumerous operational reasons\u201d to keep the HQ close to the nation\u2019s capital, such as its proximity to the bureau\u2019s academy near Quantico, Virginia, and intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/03\/16\/youngkin-kaine-warner-fbi-headquarters-springfield\/\">advocated<\/a> for the new FBI to come to his state, told The Wall Street Journal that a move to Alabama \u201cain\u2019t gonna happen.\u201d And he argued \u201cthe issue is what serves the needs of the agency. The FBI wants to stay in the D.C. metro area, so that\u2019s where it\u2019s going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed for comment, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2023\/07\/move-fbi-hq-to-huntsville-idea-appears-to-be-suggestion-not-mandate.html#:~:text=Huntsville%20Mayor%20Tommy%20Battle%20issued,the%20betterment%20of%20our%20country.%E2%80%9D\">told AL.com<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re proud of the FBI presence in Huntsville and will support whatever Congress decides is best for the betterment of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is pushing for the FBI to move its headquarters outside of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area, suggesting Alabama as an alternative location. A letter he sent on Tuesday to House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) argues that his panel is concerned about politicization in federal law enforcement, fueled<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1970375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1970373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1970373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1970375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1970373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1970373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1970373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}