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Chance Saltzman to testify on what he called President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d basing decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen the Secretary of the Air Force finally made a decision, he upheld his predecessors\u2019 decision to base U.S. Space Command in Huntsville, Alabama,\u201d said Rogers. \u201cPresident Biden then usurped the Air Force Secretary\u2019s authority and named Colorado Springs the permanent basing site for U.S. Space Command in order to improve his political standing for next year\u2019s re-election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will get answers on President Biden\u2019s political manipulation of the selection process,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House and Pentagon officials have rejected those accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a two-year saga and an increasingly acrimonious fight between the Alabama and Colorado congressional delegations, the Biden administration finally announced in July that Colorado Springs would be the permanent home of the Space Command headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/space-command-biden-colorado-alabama-382b12b57733848fd1d083227aefa0bf\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press reported that Kendall preferred Huntsville<\/a> \u2013 home to the Army\u2019s Redstone Arsenal and the Missile Defense Agency \u2013 as the permanent location, whereas Dickinson wanted it in Colorado Springs, which houses Space Command\u2019s temporary headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden\u2019s ultimate decision to place it in Colorado Springs drew sharp rebukes from the Alabama delegation, with Rogers noting \u201cthe fight is far from over.\u201d Rogers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/08\/03\/rogers-demands-pentagon-comply-with-space-command-inquiry\/\" target=\"_blank\">threatened to subpoena the Defense Department earlier this month<\/a> for documents and interview related to the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the final announcement, Rogers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/07\/19\/congress-oks-troop-bonus-funds-but-space-hq-fight-stalls-other-items\/\" target=\"_blank\">vowed to use his position as Armed Services chairman to hold up Pentagon requests to reprogram funds<\/a> \u2013 except for reprogramming requests that affect troop compensation \u2013 in protest of the overdue basing decision. 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