Washington, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Brad Schneider issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congressman Wesley Bell (MO-1), joined by 70+ Democratic colleagues, urged Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao to reject any effort to rename the future USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) after reports that the Navy is considering naming the carrier after President Trump.
The future USS Doris Miller will be the first aircraft carrier named for an African American and the first named in honor of an enlisted sailor. Doris "Dorie" Miller remains one of the most celebrated enlisted sailors in American military history for his bravery and courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. T...