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Senator Burr joins Hunter to introduce War Memorial Protection Act
Washington DC—U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter and U.S. Senator Richard Burr (NC) introduced the War Memorial Protection Act today in the House and Senate, respectively. In light of persistent legal action and the threat of future court challenges...
Bilbray & Hunter Amendment to Stop Funds for Dismantling Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Passes House
Washington, D.C. —Last night, Representative Brian Bilbray successfully offered an amendment, coauthored by Representative Duncan Hunter, to prohibit the use of federal funding for purposes of dismantling any portion of the Mt. Soledad Veterans...
Hunter Statement on Mt. Soledad Supreme Court Decision
Washington, D.C. —Today, Congressman Duncan Hunter made the following statement after the Supreme Court decided not to immediately consider the constitutionality of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego: “This ruling by the Court is not a...
House Passes Hunter Legislation Protecting War Memorials
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 290, the War Memorial Protection Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and veteran of the wars in Iraq and...
House to Vote on Rep. Hunter’s War Memorial Protection Act
Washington, D.C. — Legislation introduced by Representative Duncan Hunter, H.R. 290, the War Memorial Protection Act, will be considered by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The War Memorial Protection Act—which allows for...
Legislation Protecting Mt. Soledad and other War Memorials Included in Annual Defense Bill
Washington D.C. – Legislation introduced by Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA)—H.R. 290, the War Memorial Protection Act—has been included as a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, under consideration by the House Armed Services...
Citing Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, Hunter Testifies on War Memorial Protection Act
Washington D.C. – This morning, Congressman Duncan Hunter testified before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands to provide testimony on H.R. 290, the War Memorial Protection Act. Hunter introduced the legislation—which...
Hunter Introduces War Memorial Protection Act Following Latest Mt. Soledad Ruling
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter introduced the War Memorial Protection Act to allow the inclusion of religious symbols as part of military monuments. The legislation follows the latest ruling from the Ninth Circuit declaring...
Hunter and Bilbray to DoJ and DoD: Protect Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
Washington D.C. – In a letter to the Departments of Justice and Defense today, U.S. Congressmen Duncan Hunter and Brian Bilbray urged Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to vigorously defend the Memorial in its entirety...