House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) requested documents related to the Biden administration’s decision to keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado.
In a letter addressed to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Space Command’s Gen. James Dickinson, Rogers threatened to subpoena the relevant documents if there’s a failure to comply, claiming he’s asked for the materials five times.
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Rogers said the officials have failed to answer his request to provide transcribed interviews, which he demanded by Aug. 18.
“Your refusal to abide by the Committee’s repeated requests for documents and transcribed interviews can only be considered obfuscation and purposeful delay, highlighted by the fact that the basing decision was decided while the Committee’s requests are outstanding,” Rogers wrote on Thursday. “This is unacceptable.”
The Alabama lawmaker launched an investigation into the ruling to reverse the move, which originally intended to move the base to Huntsville under former President Donald Trump.
“The Biden administration’s shameful delay to finalize the permanent basing decision for U.S. Space Command warranted the opening of a Congressional investigation,” Rogers said in a statement Monday announcing his investigation.
Biden acted as the tiebreaker in ruling the command should stay in Colorado on Monday, with the split coming from Dickinson and Kendall, per the Associated Press.
The verdict quickly sparked outrage among some Republican lawmakers like Rogers and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who accused the White House of bringing politics into the military. However, White House officials denied allegations, with National Security Council coordinator John Kirby claiming the relocation would undermine military readiness.
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“It now appears you have something to hide, otherwise a forthright response to the Committee’s patient and numerous requests would have already come,” Rogers wrote.
Rogers asked for a time frame for the delivery of transcribed interviews and materials by Aug. 9.
