Statuary Hall in the Capitol
Sen. Tim Kaine was on CBS' Face the Nation this morning. He said states should consider whether or not their statues in the Hall of Statuary are the best representations of their state.
Each state is allowed to place two statues amid the marbled columns of the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Virginia is represented by statues of George Washington, the nation’s first president, and Robert E. Lee, a general who commanded Confederate troops during the Civil War.
But Kaine said Virginia could do better.
“I think as you look at the scope of Virginia history here in 2017, and if you want there to be two people to really stand for who Virginia is, why wouldn't you think about Pocahontas who, had she not saved John Smith's life, we wouldn't even be here possibly?” Kaine said during an appearance on CBS’s Face the Nation.
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You can see which two people your state honors here.. https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-hill/nat...n/nsh-location
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