A report claiming that funding for the FBI's campus at Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal has been “wiped out” is false, according to several members of Alabama's congressional delegation.

new york times published the story On Friday, Republican lawmakers claimed they had achieved their goal of cutting spending on the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Wipe out retired Sen. Richard C. Shelby's pet project.”

The FBI's Redstone Arsenal campus in Huntsville is known as “HQ2'' for its critical role in the agency's training and counterintelligence operations. The full amount will be allocated through fiscal 2023 appropriation measures. Future FBI Redstone expansion plans will be “cut.”

“This story is wrong,” said a spokesperson for Mr. Britt (R-Montgomery) and Mr. Strong (R-Huntsville).

“Previous funding for FBI Redstone was one-time funding to build a state-of-the-art FBI facility in Huntsville.” they said. “The FBI has confirmed that this funding is obligated and this year's funding levels reflect that no additional funding was needed to complete construction.”

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Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced in his government spending bill: Cuts of 6% to the FBI, 3% to the Justice Department, and 7% to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were being negotiated to fulfill House Republicans' promise to crack down on weapons crimes. federal government.

The 6% cut to the FBI is $654 million, with news outlets reporting that much of it is part of $622 million set aside for FBI facilities on Army garrisons.

A spokesperson for Sen. Tommy Tuberville's office also said, “The spending bill passed by Congress on Friday included a budget gimmick that appears to reduce funding to the FBI's Redstone location. But in reality, they did not recover the funds that had already been signed.” Legislation that funds the construction of the facility. ”

An important aspect that rings true in recent reports about the FBI's Redstone expansion is that the project will be retired in 2023 and is a legacy project for Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa), one of the most legendary plagiarists in history. I'm saying that.

Grayson Everett is the state and politics editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @Grayson270