BELL, STRICKLAND, MFUME LEAD 70+ MEMBERS IN EFFORT TO STOP NAVY FROM RENAMING SHIP HONORING BLACK WAR HERO IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT TRUMP

Washington, Aug. 28 -- Representative Wesley Bell issued the following press release:

The letter comes following recent newsthat the U.S. Navy is considering renaming the USS Doris Miller in honor of the president

Doris Miller was a sailor aboard the USS West Virginia when Japan began its attack on Pearl Harbor who put himself in harm's way to help save his fellow wounded sailors

The letter was signed by 73 members, including Ranking Member Adam Smith and 24 Members from the House Armed Services Committee

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Wesley Bell (D-MO-01), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) led over 70 of their Democratic House colleagues in an effort pressing Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegse...