Greenbelt Is Ready
‘Bring The FBI HQ To Greenbelt’
“We agree with Director Patel that the current FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. is not suitable for work. The building is decrepit and unsafe—and it is unacceptable to ask our nation’s top law enforcement professionals to operate in those conditions. FBI agents and support staff deserve safe, modern facilities and the full set of tools required to carry out the mission of a 21st-century law enforcement agency.
Prince George’s County Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Angie Rodgers
“That’s why the General Services Administration’s decision to build a new FBI headquarters in Prince George’s County was the right one. After a long and rigorous site selection process, it became abundantly clear that our County is the best home for the FBI’s future. We are ready to equip the FBI with the infrastructure, access, and innovation it needs to do its job—because we understand what’s at stake.
“This is a matter of national security. The sooner we deliver this new headquarters in Greenbelt, the sooner we can return relocated employees back home and ensure the FBI is operating at full strength. Every day that passes without a modern facility is another day that agents work without the resources they need—and that’s why we must move quickly to build the new headquarters and bring the FBI’s workforce back to a safe, permanent, and unified location.”
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‘The Solution Is Clear’
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Kash Patel recognized what everyone, including his predecessors, have known for decades: the J. Edgar Hoover Building is unsafe, unworthy, and unaccommodating of the FBI's vital national security and law enforcement mission. We agree with his statement that 'if you're going to come work at the premier law enforcement agency in the world, we're going to give you a building that is commensurate with that.'
”The solution is clear, and the decision to move the headquarters to the site in Greenbelt, Maryland, was final. This site was selected based on a thorough, objective process examining cost, construction timeline, transportation access, community impact, and the FBI's mission requirements.
"Team Maryland remains committed to providing the world's premier law enforcement agency with the world's premier law enforcement facility. If the Trump Administration truly shares that goal, it will work with us to proceed on this project."
—Team Maryland: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06)