Pelosi: Remove Confederate Statues From US Capitol

June 10, 2020 Democrats, Politics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the chairs of the Joint Committee on the Library on Wednesday requesting that the panel remove 11 Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall collection.

The latest: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library, responded in a statement that she agrees that “these symbols of cruelty and bigotry” be “expediently” removed from the halls of the Capitol. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the committee chair, has not yet responded.

Read Pelosi’s full letter.

BREAKING: In letter exclusively obtained by @ABC News, Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for the removal of 11 Confederate statues from display at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/5iiPNopLXw

— ABC News (@ABC) June 10, 2020