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Pelosi requests Capitol remove 11 Confederate statues

By Susan Ferrechio
Published June 10, 2020 10:44pm ET
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Pelosi requests Capitol remove 11 Confederate statues
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is calling for the removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol as the contentious debate over the appropriateness of such memorials moves to the halls of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) | Susan Walsh

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is requesting Congress remove 11 statues of Confederate figures from the United States Capitol.

Pelosi Wednesday sent the request to a congressional panel that oversees Capitol displays, which is called the Joint Committee on the Library. It is chaired by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, of Missouri, and House Democrat Zoe Lofgren, of California.

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