WASHINGTON, DC-Maryland's two U.S. Senators and the state's entire delegation in the House of Representatives have come out in favor of Prince George's County's bid for the next home of the FBI.
Maryland Senators Benjamin Cardin and Barbara Mikulski and all eight of the state's U.S. House members put their names to a letter to the heads of the FBI and the General Services Administration endorsing Prince George's as the best location for the bureau's next headquarters, according to the Washington Post.
“We strongly encourage GSA to choose a site in Prince George's County Maryland,” the delegation wrote. “We understand that competition for this facility will be fierce among the region's jurisdictions, but we firmly believe that an honest analysis of the cost of operations, security, convenience of location for staff, transportation options, and the promotion of regional equity in federal facility distribution should make Maryland the choice location for the FBI.”
The endorsement came after Montgomery County officials decided to back out of the competition for the new FBI headquarters last month. See story in the Washington Post.
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