Washington, June 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would stop Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth's costly name change at the Pentagon. In September, the President signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense as the "Department of War," something he had no authority to do.
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee recently voted to include the name change in this year's NDAA, which the full House is set to consider next week. The Pentagon has said that the name change would cost $52 million, but the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released...