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Virginia’s political and community leaders made their case Wednesday for moving the FBI’s headquarters from the nation’s capital to Springfield in Fairfax County, stating that the federal government would be wise to follow the steps of Amazon and other big companies that have come to the commonwealth, the Washington Post reported. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and nearly every other political leader from Northern Virginia — including Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay and Franconia District Supervisor Rodney Lusk — held a press conference in Springfield, one of three sites under consideration to replace the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.

“I want to restate the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ unequivocal support for Springfield as the choice location for the FBI headquarters,” said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay. “Our universal backing is based on multiple factors, all of which lead us to definitively state that the Springfield site is head and shoulders above the competition and makes the most sense for residents, taxpayers and FBI employees alike. The extraordinary economic opportunity that this investment would bring to the historically underserved, majority-minority community of Greater Springfield cannot be overstated.”

Officials at the event presented a united case for what Gov. Youngkin declared was “a rock-solid case” for the FBI to move its headquarters here on land the government already owns, Richmond.com noted. Virginia leaders stressed that the federal government would be wise to follow the steps of Amazon and other large employers that have come to the commonwealth, ABC News reported. Speakers also said that the Greater Springfield area of Fairfax County has a majority-minority population and that the region as a whole has a large international community and can respond to the diverse talent needs of the FBI. Sen. Warner said it would behoove the FBI to come to northern Virginia to take advantage of its internationally diverse workforce, according to ABC7 News.

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