63 GOP Reps Vote Against Statues Of RBG, O’Connor

CNN reports:

The House on Monday passed legislation to erect statues of former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the grounds of the US Capitol. The bill — which passed the House in a 349 to 63 vote — now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.

It had cleared the Senate by unanimous consent in December 2021. The legislation stipulates that the statues should be placed within two years of its enactment, and that priority should be given to any spot close to the old Supreme Court chamber in the Senate wing of the Capitol.

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