{"id":1987963,"date":"2023-08-01T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-push-to-block-creation-of-new-fbi-headquarters-amid-location-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T16:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:17:34","slug":"republicans-push-to-block-creation-of-new-fbi-headquarters-amid-location-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-push-to-block-creation-of-new-fbi-headquarters-amid-location-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans oppose new FBI headquarters due to location dispute."},"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\">18<\/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%2Frepublicans-push-to-block-creation-of-new-fbi-headquarters-amid-location-debate%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=1987963&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--><h2>Republicans\u200d Push to Halt Construction\u200c of New FBI Headquarters<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans have been fervently urging to scrap the\u200b plan to build a new FBI headquarters, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-push-to-block-creation-of-new-fbi-headquarters-amid-location-debate\/\" title=\"Republicans oppose new FBI headquarters due to location dispute.\">lawmakers\u2062 boldly declaring<\/a> that they will not support any funding towards\u200b its development.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-mobilizes-for-new-war-on-the-irs\/\" title=\"GOP Mobilizes for New War on the IRS\">prolonged battle<\/a> over the location of the FBI building has primarily been between Maryland and Virginia. However, a faction of GOP members opposes the entire $4 billion plan.<\/p>\n<h3>LIHWAP Payments: Apply Now to Receive Up to $2,500 for Water Bills in Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not voting for\u2064 funding for that. I\u2019m \u2062not voting for any weaponization of government.\u2064 And that\u2019s what the FBI is right now \u2014 they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-host-falsely-claims-there-is-no-such-thing-as-people-having-late-term-abortions\/\" title=\"\u2018The View\u2019 Host Falsely Claims There Is \u2018No Such Thing\u2019 As People Having Late-Term Abortions\">completely rogue<\/a>,\u201d Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tammy-duckworth-hits-kyrsten-sinema-for-pilot-proposal-blood-on-your-hands\/\" title=\"Duckworth slams Sinema over pilot plan: 'Blood on your hands'\">passionately expressed<\/a> \u2063to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Republican concerns about halting the construction of the building stem \u2063from allegations that the FBI is weaponizing against the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FBI \u200dhas been targeting President Trump, his administration, people on his staff, and they continue to stay more focused \u200con people that walked into the Capitol on Jan. 6 rather than local crime, and\u200d local crime is out of control,&#8221; Greene emphasized. &#8220;And so, no, I refuse to fund anything like that brand-new facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker\u200b Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has recently hinted at his intention to block the relocation of the FBI administration building, echoing sentiments similar to Greene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis idea that we\u2019re going\u2063 to build a\u200d new, big Pentagon\u2064 and put all the FBI mainly in one place, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a good structure,\u201d McCarthy expressed a couple \u2062of weeks ago, diverging from some of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-takes-aim-at-entire-gop-after-accusing-cruz-of-trying-to-get-me-killed\/\" title=\"Ocasio-Cortez Takes Aim At Entire GOP After Accusing Cruz Of \u2018Trying To Get Me Killed\u2019\">fellow members<\/a> in a conservative-led proposal to relocate the FBI to \u2062Alabama.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have escalated their attacks on the FBI, taking issue with the two indictments of former President Donald Trump and Hunter Biden\u2019s now-halted plea deal with federal prosecutors,\u2064 accusing the agency of political bias.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the General Services Administration announced new qualifications for choosing a \u200dlocation for a new FBI headquarters, highlighting two sites in Maryland and only \u2062one in Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are pushing to scrap the new FBI headquarters plan, refusing to provide any funding. The battle over the building&#8217;s location has mainly been between Maryland and Virginia, but some GOP members are against the $4 billion proposal entirely. 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