Strickland Rips Hegseth For Renaming Forts After ‘Confederate Traitors’—Then Don Bacon Responds
During a House Armed Services Committee hearing in July, Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) introduced an amendment that « prevents any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used to contravene or reverse the work of the naming commission. » Then, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during the debate.