Washington, April 7 -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement responding to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's decision to fire the Army's Chief of Chaplains Major General William Green Jr.
"For the first time in more than a century, the United States Army no longer has its Chief of Chaplains. Secretary Hegseth fired Major General William Green Jr. last week - during Holy Week - without explanation and without cause.
"Major General Green served as an enlisted soldier before answering a higher call and becoming an ordained minister. He returned to the Army as a chaplain in 1994 and spent the next three decades as a source of spiritual strength, moral guidanc...