Summary
A new bill in Congress aims to stop any federal property from being named after a sitting President, responding to the decision to add President Trump's name to the Kennedy Center. Lawmakers argue this move protects national heritage and limits presidential power over renaming public assets.
Key Facts
- A bill seeks to prevent naming federal assets after a sitting President.
- The move follows the decision to add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center.
- Democratic Congresswoman April McClain Delaney proposed the legislation.
- The Kennedy Center Protection Act would reverse the recent name change.
- The Federal Property Integrity Act aims to avoid similar changes in the future.
- Senator Bernie Sanders supports a similar bill in the Senate.
- There is concern about politicizing public assets and the control of national monuments.
- The legislation emphasizes Congress's role in preserving national monuments.
