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Nearly 100 state leaders urge Biden to keep Space Command headquarters in Colorado

Leaders who sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday included the governor, both U.S. senators and seven U.S. House members.

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FILE - In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The U.S. Air Force abruptly changed its procedures to select a permanent headquarters for the U.S. Space Command during the election year of 2020, which led to it choosing heavily Republican Alabama over Democrat-dominated Colorado after a White House meeting, according to a report from the General Accounting Office that was made public Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP,File)

DENVER — With the final location of U.S. Space Command still undecided after more than two years of debate, dozens of Colorado leaders renewed their plea Wednesday for the headquarters to remain in the state.

In a letter sent to President Joe Biden, 94 local politicians, business leaders and military personnel argued that the command should stay in its provisional home in Colorado Springs.

Those who signed the letter include Gov. Jared Polis, both of the state's U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, seven of the state's eight U.S. congressional members, all leadership members of the state legislature and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers.

"Colorado is the best and only home for U.S. Space Command," the letter read. "Two years later, USSPACECOM has continued to prove its ability to ensure our national security in the space domain from Peterson Space Force Base."

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