HOYER: NEWSLETTER: Removing Symbols of Hate and Racism from the U.S. Capitol Building

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Last week I introduced legislation to remove the bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the U.S. Capitol building and replace it with a bust of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. H.R. 3005 would also remove statues or busts of those that served voluntarily in the Confederate States of America from public display in the U.S. Capitol. This bill, which I introduced with Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, would take important steps to ensure that the legacy of slavery and racism is not celebrated in the halls of our government.


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