Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, slammed a provision in the $1.2 trillion federal funding package that grants $200 million for a new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Republicans hold a long list of grievances against the FBI including the investigations into former President Trump, an anti-Catholic memo that identified traditional Catholics as potential "terrorists," and activities during the pandemic to flag so-called misinformation on social media.
The FBI has contested GOP allegations and maintained its law enforcement operations are not influenced by politics. But the bureau's denials have not quieted its critics.
"The FBI labels parents as domestic terrorists, targets pro-lifers, and wages a war against conservative Americans. Their punishment? $200 MILLION for a new headquarters in this ‘minbus,’" said Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo. "Vote NO."
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FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 5, 2023. (AP/Susan Walsh)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., welcomed the additional $200 million for the FBI in a statement Thursday, calling the new building in Prince George's County one of his "top priorities."
"This funding that I worked to secure within our FSGG appropriations bill is another critical step in moving forward with the new headquarters in Greenbelt," said Van Hollen, chairman of the Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee, in a statement to Roll Call.
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"We are ready to welcome the FBI to its new, consolidated headquarters in Maryland," added Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. "The latest funding adds to the more than $1.5 billion already available for this important and urgent project," he told Roll Call.
Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
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