The Senate Appropriations Committee removed a provision from a funding bill that would have blocked the Trump administration from relocating the FBI headquarters from a planned Maryland site to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. The decision followed Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s shift after discussions with FBI Director Kash Patel, despite her reservations about the move’s security analysis. Sen. Chris Van Hollen criticized the decision, citing a lack of bipartisan process and incomplete security reviews for the Reagan Building. The move reverses a prior GSA selection of Greenbelt, Maryland, after years of debate, with the administration arguing it saves costs. The FBI’s current J. Edgar Hoover Building is deteriorating, and the Reagan Building hosts multiple agencies and businesses. The funding bill passed 20-9, but Congress faces delays in finalizing appropriations by October 1.
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