Confederate Speaker Portraits To Be Removed From The U.S. Capitol On Juneteenth
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the portraits of four former House speakers who served in the Confederacy will be removed from display in the Capitol this Friday in observance of Juneteenth.
Shortly after Pelosi announced the removal of the portraits, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., attempted to pass a resolution removing Confederate statues from the Capitol.
He added that the Civil War represents four years in the country's history and that putting statues of Confederates in the Capitol was part of an effort to further intimidate and suppress black Americans.
Blunt said the committee just received the legislation to remove the statues and he wants to review the legislation, which requires Congress to undo an existing legislative agreement with the states, which allows them to choose their own statues in the Capitol.
Blunt said he wants to talk with representatives from the states about their plans, noting that many states are already deciding to replace their Confederate statues.
