As they build their case for bringing the proposed new FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County, state officials have added a new argument to their arsenal: that putting the campus there would help the federal government meet its equity and inclusion goals.
Four of Maryland’s most powerful Black elected officials — U.S. Reps. Anthony Brown (D) and Kweisi Mfume (D), state House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) — wrote to the head of the federal General Services Administration on Monday, laying out why they think one of two sites in Prince George’s County would be ideal for the proposed new FBI campus.
“The presence of the new consolidated FBI headquarters would not only meet the needs of the FBI; it would bring economic growth and development to a majority-Black county and its communities, and we hope you will take this into consideration when deciding on a site,” the quartet wrote.
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