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House Committee Blocks Funds for Confederate Base Renaming
7/17/2025
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- The House Armed Services Committee has taken a stand for diversity by passing an amendment that blocks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from using funds to rename military bases after Confederate figures. Proposed by Rep. Marilyn Strickland, this amendment counters Hegseth's previous actions that disregarded a Biden-era commission's push for change.
