From the N.Y. Times:
THE ALABAMA DELEGATION?
Voting Yea:
Terri Sewell (The only Democratic member)
Voting Nay:
Gary Palmer (R)
Mo Brooks (R)
Mike Rogers (R)
Robert Aderholt (R)
NOT Voting-- I don't know WTF to do:
Bradley Byrne (R)
Martha (Lame Duck--"why take a stand?") Roby (R)
The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate.
How will Sen. Shelby vote? A big fat NO!
How will Sen. Jones vote? I'm hoping for a yes.
UPDATE:
From The Independent story.
Nonetheless......
Oklahoma Sen. James M. Inhofe, "a staunch conservative and close Trump ally, also opposes the name changes, even though he led Senate approval of the defense bill that would mandate name changes at Ft. Bragg, Ft. Benning and other Army posts named for Confederate generals.
Inhofe told the Oklahoman newspaper that he spoke with Trump on Thursday about the base names, adding: “We’re going to see to it that provision doesn’t survive the bill. I’m not going to say how at this point.”
(From L.A. Times story).
WASHINGTON
— The House voted on Wednesday to banish from the Capitol statues of
Confederate figures and leaders who pushed white supremacist agendas,
part of a broader effort to reRogers
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move historical symbols of racism and
oppression from public spaces.
The bipartisan vote, 305 to 113, came amid a national discussion about racism and justice that has led to the toppling of Confederate statues
across the country and left lawmakers scrutinizing how their
predecessors are honored in their own halls. Speaker Nancy Pelosi last
month ordered that the portraits of four speakers who served the
Confederacy be removed from the ornate hall just outside the House
chamber.
THE ALABAMA DELEGATION?
Voting Yea:
Terri Sewell (The only Democratic member)
Voting Nay:
Gary Palmer (R)
Mo Brooks (R)
Mike Rogers (R)
Robert Aderholt (R)
NOT Voting-- I don't know WTF to do:
Bradley Byrne (R)
Martha (Lame Duck--"why take a stand?") Roby (R)
The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate.
How will Sen. Shelby vote? A big fat NO!
How will Sen. Jones vote? I'm hoping for a yes.
UPDATE:
...the House passed the legislation with a veto-proof majority and the Senate overwhelmingly passed the legislation on Thursday by a count of 86 to 14, which would override Mr Trump's presidential veto.
Under the new legislation, bases named for Confederate generals would be renamed by a commission over the next three years.
From The Independent story.
Nonetheless......
Oklahoma Sen. James M. Inhofe, "a staunch conservative and close Trump ally, also opposes the name changes, even though he led Senate approval of the defense bill that would mandate name changes at Ft. Bragg, Ft. Benning and other Army posts named for Confederate generals.
Inhofe told the Oklahoman newspaper that he spoke with Trump on Thursday about the base names, adding: “We’re going to see to it that provision doesn’t survive the bill. I’m not going to say how at this point.”
(From L.A. Times story).
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