Washington, Feb. 9 -- Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) sent the following letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding Scouting America.
Dear Secretary Hegseth,
I write to express intense concern regarding the announcement that the Pentagon is considering suspending support to Scouting America.1
For over 100 years, Scouting America has been influential in molding young Americans into leaders. Millions of men and women have joined Scouting to learn the values of patriotism, courage, and self-reliance. Now is not the time to be playing ideological games with an organization that has developed some of our nation's finest leaders and war fighters.
Being a...