Montgomery County is home to several government agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institute of Standards (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), among others.
On Thursday Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Jamie Raskin joined several of their Congressional colleagues who will introduce a bill to stop the current administration from moving agencies out of the capital region. The legislation would force governmental agencies to submit cost-benefit analysis to show whether moving departments away from the Washington, D.C. area would save tax dollars.
Here’s what they said at a press conference held on Capitol Hill.
Watch the entire press conference here.
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