House lawmakers are planning on a double-digit spending hike on Capitol expenses next year and also stripping the building of more statues they deem racist, according to a new draft funding measure.
Statues of Charles Aycock, John C. Calhoun, James Paul Clarke, and Roger B. Taney would be removed from the building under a $4.8 billion fiscal 2022 legislative branch spending bill House Democrats released Wednesday.
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