Hoyer, Hogan and Members of Maryland Congressional Delegation Support FBI Relocation to Prince George's County

ANNAPOLIS, MD –Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) met yesterday with Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD), Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, and Representative Donna Edwards (all D-MD) at the Maryland State House in Annapolis regarding their joint support for the FBI headquarters to relocate from Washington, D.C., to a site in Prince George's County, Maryland. Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker, Prince George's County Council Chairman Mel Franklin, Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn, and Business and Economic Development Secretary Mike Gill also participated in the meeting. The meeting attendees issued the following joint statement:

"As GSA moves forward with the process of selecting a site, Maryland is united at the federal, state, and local level to bring the new FBI headquarters to Prince George's County. We will be working closely together to make sure that the FBI gets a fully consolidated modern headquarters that meets the agency's needs. There is no doubt that Prince George's County offers a close proximity to Washington, easy access to mass transit, world-class research and education institutions, cyber security and defense facilities, and other assets valuable to the FBI's ongoing missions. Locating the new FBI headquarters in Prince George's will make Maryland's economy stronger by bringing thousands of jobs to the county, boosting our local economy, and generating additional revenues for our community."

The General Services Administration, which manages federal office space, is conducting the new site search on behalf of the FBI. The GSA is slated to make its final decision on the new FBI site in early spring 2016.