Rep. Pingree Corrects Rep. Greene's Mistake on Robert E. Lee's Role in U.S. History During Debate on Federal Funds for Removing Monuments
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Rep. Chellie Pingree informed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that Robert E. Lee was not one of the Founding Fathers, after Greene mentioned Lee's statue being removed.
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The amendment debated would prevent federal funds from being used to remove any national monuments.
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Greene argued there's no reason to remove monuments and Democrats are trying to erase history.
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Pingree responded that Lee was a Confederate general, not a Founding Father, and his statue in Charlottesville was not a national monument.
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Pingree said she finds it rich that the party supporting book banning now claims to want to preserve history and monuments.
