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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