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House approves resolution to replace Minnesota statue in U.S. Capitol with Hubert Humphrey
Summary
The Minnesota House passed a memorial resolution to request replacement of the state's Henry Mower Rice statue in the U.S. Capitol with a statue of Hubert Humphrey after floor debate. The measure passed on a roll-call vote, 85 ayes to 44 nays.
The Minnesota House on Tuesday approved a memorial resolution asking the Architect of the Capitol to accept a replacement of Minnesota’s statue of Henry Mower Rice in the National Statuary Hall with a statue of Hubert Humphrey.
Supporters argued Humphrey’s national record warrants the replacement while opponents warned the move could reduce Minnesota’s prominence in the Capitol. The House voted 85 to 44 to pass the resolution and agreed to its title.
Representative Long, the bill’s author, told the chamber that the resolution is the formal step required to begin the process. “The process to change a statue is that we do have to pass a resolution, which is what we have before us today to go to the Architect of the Capitol and notify them of our state's interest…
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