Women’s Suffrage Statue Stays Put on Female Vote
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WASHINGTON — A final vote on a bill to move a statue of three women’s suffrage leaders to the Capitol Rotunda was blocked by a female member of the House.
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) said the $100,000 needed to move the statue should come from private sources rather than government funds. Her objection prevented a vote Friday because the bill was being considered under rules that require unanimous consent.
The 13-ton statue of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott has been on the ground floor of the Capitol for 67 years. A bill to move it to the Rotunda passed the Senate in July.
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