Speaker Pelosi is renewing a call to remove Confederate statutes from display in the US Capitol — a move that comes amid a national outcry over racial injustice and as Pres. Trump opposes efforts to remove Confederate commanders' names from military bases
Pelosi sent a letter on Wednesday asking for the removal of 11 statues depicting Confederate soldiers and officials that are displayed as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol. Statuary Hall is a chamber near the House floor filled with statues of American historical figures. Pelosi sent the letter to the leadership of the Joint Committee on the Library, a congressional joint committee that has oversight of the National Statuary Hall Collection.
"The Joint Committee on the Library, which is evenly composed of Republican and Democratic lawmakers and chaired by GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, would need to vote on a simple majority vote to remove the statues from display in the Capitol.
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