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House Panel Adds Ban on Restoring Confederate Base Names as It Advances Major Defense Bill

House Panel Adds Ban on Restoring Confederate Base Names as It Advances Major Defense Bill

After hours of debate that culminated in a rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to restore Confederate names to military bases, the House Armed Services Committee voted late Tuesday to advance the annual must-pass defense policy bill that endorses a pay bump for service members. This year’s National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which supports a 3.8% pay raise for …

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