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House Votes 285-120 to Remove Capitol s Confederate Statues, 67 Republicans Vote Yea On 6/29/21 at 10:01 PM EDT The House of Representatives voted 285-120 in favor of a bill that would remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. While 67 House Republicans joined with every Democrat to approve the resolution, 120 Republicans voted against it. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana both voted in favor of removing the controversial statues at the Capitol. Figures on display include Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Confederacy Vice President Alexander Hamilton Stephens. The third-ranking Republican in the House, GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York, voted against making the changes. The majority of Republicans who opposed the legislation accused Democrats of using the bill as a political stunt while tying the effort to a recent political battle over critical race theory an academic c

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