Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced that he plans to renew his push to name a Senate office building in honor of the late Sen. John McCain
The announcement comes as several Republican senators are speaking out in defense of McCain's legacy in the wake of a fresh round of attacks by President Donald Trump directed at the Arizona senator who died last year after a battle with brain cancer.Schumer said that he is planning to re-introduce legislation to re-name the Russell Senate Office Building after McCain, describing him as an"American hero.
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he would not be in support of renaming the building after McCain because he did not want to create a precedent for renaming institutions that already honor someone's memory."This is a question of making sure that however John is honored, it's set in stone that John is always honored," Cassidy said."I don't want to establish a precedent where somebody is unhonored in the future.
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