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Members warn GSA sales could harm local economies, services without careful sequencing
Summary
Lawmakers from Washington, Cleveland and other cities pressed witnesses about community impacts of rapid federal building sales, citing potential service disruptions, job losses and depressed sale prices if disposals flood local markets.
Several members used the hearing to spotlight local consequences if federal buildings are sold quickly or without careful sequencing.
Rep. Brown of Ohio objected to a proposed expedited sale of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in downtown Cleveland, telling the committee the building houses IRS, Veterans Benefits Administration, Defense Finance and Accounting Services, DHS and the EEOC and warning that selling the building could displace roughly 4,000 federal employees and destabilize downtown services and transit. He said an accelerated three‑year disposal timeline — compared with the usual…
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