US EditionGOP blocks Democratic effort to combat Pentagon renaming of USNS Harvey Milk
- Senator Adam Schiff proposed a measure aimed at preventing the Trump administration from renaming Navy ships honoring civil rights leaders, such as the USNS Harvey Milk.
- The resolution followed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's order to remove Harvey Milk's name from a Navy ship during Pride Month, prompting political opposition and controversy.
- The USNS Harvey Milk was launched in 2021 at a San Diego shipyard, named under the Obama administration to honor Milk, a Navy veteran and gay-rights activist.
- Republican Senator Ted Budd blocked Schiff’s unanimous consent attempt, stating that ship naming is not just a top-down decision, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the renaming efforts a 'complete and total disgrace.'
- The dispute highlights deep partisan divides over acknowledging LGBTQ+ contributions in the military, with Schiff’s resolution aiming to signal opposition to future renaming despite lacking legal force.
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Man Who Lured Teen From Home for Sex Gets Name Removed From US Navy Ship » Sons of Liberty Media
Harvey Milk’s name doesn’t belong on a US Navy vessel. There are a few ways to write that headline. Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship Or Hegseth Orders Navy to Remove Name of Jim Jones Ally From Ship Or Hegseth Orders Navy to Remove Name of Man …
MSNBC Wonders If Removing Liberal Heroes From Navy Ships Politicizes The Military
MSNBC’s Chris Jansing welcomed former Missouri Attorney General Jason Kander to her Wednesday show to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordering that the USNS Harvey Milk be renamed. Jansing could not tell the difference between civil rights icons and liberal icons as she asked if renaming such ships was “part of a politicization of the armed forces?” Correspondent Courtney Kube set the scene, “It's a replenishment or a support ship for oth…
Sen. Adam Schiff blocked in effort to keep Harvey Milk's name on Navy ship
U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat and longtime LGBTQ+ ally, tried to pass a resolution urging reconsideration of the decision to strip Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy ship — but he was blocked by a single Republican.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk and possibly the renaming of other ships named…
Democrats balk at Hegseth’s order to strip Harvey Milk’s name from NASSCO ship
Sen. Adam Schiff introduced a resolution to stop the Trump administration from renaming a group of Navy ships built in San Diego, though it’s almost certain the California senator won’t be getting buy-in from Republicans. Schiff’s resolution “strongly encourages the Department of Defense not to take any action” on renaming the John Lewis class of oilers, all of which were built at NASSCO in Barrio Logan and named after civil- and human-rights le…
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