澳彩开奖

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The 澳彩开奖 Action Fund鈥檚 Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to President Trump鈥檚 tweet threatening to veto the Department of Defense Authorization bill if it includes the amendment submitted by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), which requires the renaming of military bases honoring Confederate generals, removing symbols, displays and monuments that commemorate the Confederacy within three years, while establishing a commission to develop a plan to do so.

鈥淭he annual Department of Defense Authorization bill outlines expenditures and priorities and helps allocate crucial national security resources designed to protect the United States 鈥� including research funding to address the pandemic, a pay raise for American troops, and other critical matters affecting the health and well-being of our troops and their families.

鈥淚t鈥檚 outrageous that President Trump would threaten to veto it because of an amendment that would remove the names of Confederate commanders from military installations. That he would continue to attack Senator Elizabeth Warren by name-calling, while defending those who literally fought against the United States to advance white supremacy, is also deeply offensive.

鈥淭he consequences of vetoing this must-pass bill should far outweigh the president鈥檚 obsession with honoring those who fought to keep Black people enslaved.

鈥淪adly, we are not surprised to witness the president鈥檚 ongoing attempts to sow discord among Americans instead of uniting the country in this time of unprecedented crisis. We urge the Senate to stand against this veto threat and include Senator Warren鈥檚 amendment to remove the names of Confederate commanders from all U.S. military installations.鈥�

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