Alabama congressional representatives are moving to block any new construction or office leasing in Colorado for the U.S. Space Command headquarters there, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt’s office confirmed today.
Congressman Robert Aderholt questions Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, on the relocation of the United States Space Command in at hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on March 28, 2023. Kendall denied reports the White House has taken over the base decision saying it remains with him.
Aderholt is responding to news reports that new spending at the Colorado base and a cut in Space Command headquarters personnel are undermining the official basing process. NBC News also reported May 17 that “some defense and congressional officials” also believe President Biden’s administration wants to stop the command’s move to Alabama “in part because of concerns about the state’s restrictive abortion law.
Colorado Springs and Huntsville were finalists in the Pentagon’s ranking of bases that wanted to host the Space Command’s permanent headquarters. The command was started in Colorado Springs, but the large Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., ranked best in the final comparison. Redstone already holds multiple military commands and offices, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and a growing FBI complex.
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