Senate GOP coronavirus relief bill includes $1.75B for new FBI building at administration's request

[RandySF]

(CNN)The Republican coronavirus stimulus proposal includes funds for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters at the request of the Trump administration.

The bill includes $1.75 billion "for the design and construction of a Washington, D.C. headquarters facility for the Federal Bureau of Investigation," according to the bill text.
The provision comes after the administration's successful push for the funds caused significant problems during the intraparty negotiations. But the funding could still face an uncertain future, with at least two key Republicans withholding full support.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell initially indicated at a news conference Monday that he was not aware the FBI provision was in the bill but then moments later said the White House "insisted that be included."
"I'm not sure that it is," McConnell replied to a reporter when he was first asked why the money was in the Senate GOP proposal.
An appropriations aide to McConnell then interjected and explained off camera to everyone in the room: "There's a limitation to honing specifically to Covid-related matters, so we'll get more information for you."

McConnell was then asked if it was possible an almost $2 billion could be in the measure without his knowledge, and he seemed to suggest he was aware.
"Well, in regard to that proposal, obviously we had to have an agreement with the administration in order get started. And they will have to answer the question as to why they insisted on that."

Asked if he supported it being in there, he said, "You'll have to ask them why they insisted that be included."



https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/politics/senate-gop-coronavirus-bill-fbi-headquarters/index.html

[Iliyah]

1. $200.00 or less a week - unemployment . .. . .

think about that while reading the article.

[underpants]

2. Mitch gained insight to what he already knew DURING the press conference?

[mr_lebowski]

3. I wonder if that's to renovate the old building, which IIRC Tangeranus insists they do

Otherwise that building might get turned into a Hotel and it's right down the street from Trump Int'l in the old PO building.

Which is why he put the kibosh on the existing plans to move the FBI to new digs that had been long in the works.

Because fuck everyone else, what matters is his business interests.

[erronis]

5. Yup. Of course it is to protect the Old Post Office use as a trump-org money-maker.

[Thekaspervote]

4. Money in dotard's pocket.. don't allow this House Dems