July 11th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Senator Chris Van Hollen Thursday may have won a victory for the proposed FBI Headquarters in Greenbelt. During an Appropriations Committee markup of the Commerce, Justice, and Science bill, Van Hollen had an amendment passed to prevent the Trump Administration from using earmarked funds to move the FBI elsewhere. The committee voted to approve the amendment but the bill is now in a holding pattern after some senators changed their vote on the bill as a whole…

   

“I never would pretend to be someone who picked the site. We set up a process designed to make sure the FBI went to a place that met the security requirements. And so that is the difference here. We’re not selecting something, we’re upholding a decision that was made by the FBI and by the GSA.”