Does the fight for Space Command HQ have you a bit confused? Here's what you need to know:
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers says he is 'enraged' by a Colorado lawmakers proposed amendment to the federal defense budget seeking to cancel the Alabama House delegation's pressure on the Pentagon to 'make a decision' on the U.S. Space Command's permanent home.For people late to the story and curious or veterans of the long fight over the U.S. Space Command’s permanent headquarters, a congressional debate Thursday lends some clarity. And some heat as U.S. Rep.
Rogers himself introduced the amendment Lamborn opposed. It “would prohibit any funding for construction or modifications of U.S. Space Command at either its provisional or final headquarters starting on Oct. 1 of this year if the is not completed.” “Let me restate the facts we’ve got,” Rogers said. “There was a competition … for Space Command. After that first competition, there were some objections by some states so there was another competition. That was completed 18 months ago. There was then complaints by the Colorado delegation because they came in fifth and Alabama came in first that there had to be political shenanigans by the previous administration.
When Rogers finished speaking, Smith, a Democrat, said he agreed with Rogers and his summary of the facts.
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