Bill filed to replace Confederate general statue at U.S. Capitol (FL)

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By James Rosica
Sep 8, 2015

A Miami-Dade lawmaker introduced legislation on Tuesday to replace the statue of a Confederate Army general at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

If passed, the bill (HB 141) would ask Congress to remove the statue of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith and replace it with another “prominent Florida citizen.”

The new statue would be paid for by the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the bill says.

The bill was filed by state Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, the Miami Republican who chairs the House Regulatory Affairs Committee. Diaz was not immediately available for comment Tuesday morning ...

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[annabanana]

1. I vote for Janet Reno . .

(famous Floridians)