House Votes Overwhelmingly To Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol

The House on Wednesday approved legislation to rid the Capitol of Confederate statues, including the likenesses of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and Confederate leaders Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. All Democrats, 72 Republicans and one independent (Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan) voted for the bill, which now heads to the Republican-controlled Senate. It passed on a vote of 305-113. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who introduced…