Pelosi wants to pull Confederate statues from Capitol
Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is calling on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to join Democrats in supporting legislation to remove all Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the deadly events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"The halls of Congress are the very heart of our democracy," the California Democrat said in a Thursday statement. "The statues in the Capitol should embody our highest ideals as Americans, expressing who we are and who we aspire to be as a nation."
"The Confederate statues in the halls of Congress have always been reprehensible," Pelosi added. "If Republicans are serious about rejecting white supremacy, I call upon Speaker Ryan to join Democrats to remove the Confederate statues from the Capitol immediately."
The Charlottesville rally was formed to protest the removal of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a public park, before the rally turned violent and resulted in the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer when a driver plowed through a sea of counter-protesters. The events in Charlottesville have sparked some local, state and national politicians to call for the removal of Confederate memorials.
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