In the latest effort to pull the federal government back from the clutches of the left, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio wants to cue up a bit of Lynyrd Skynyrd, according to a new report.
The FBI might not be singing “Sweet Home Alabama” after what The Wall Street Journal reported, but that does seem to be the theme song for the latest effort to dismantle the culture, conduct and image of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Jordan is proposing allowing the FBI to have a new headquarters on the condition that it be located in Huntsville, Alabama, the Journal reported, citing sources it did not name.
The current plan calls for the agency to leave Washington, D.C. for the more congenial spaces of the suburbs, the report said.
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— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 10, 2023
However, Jordan, a chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has some clout. He is planning to put ideas that support his Huntsville proposal in bills that would fund the federal government’s 2024 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
A representative of the FBI said any budget cut would be “detrimental to the support the FBI provides to the American people.”
The representative said there were “numerous operational reasons” to stay in the D.C. area, including interacting with intelligence partners and remaining near the Quantico, Virginia academy.
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