Kevin McCarthy To Introduce New Legislation To Protect America’s Statues

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will introduce new legislation Thursday to protect the statues of historic figures across the U.S. as monuments across the country have been destroyed by rioters or otherwise torn down in an unlawful fashion, the Daily Caller has learned.

McCarthy’s bill is titled the “Protect America’s Statues Act of 2020.” The legislation would prevent state or local entities that do not protect monuments established under the Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 or enact policies that undermine the Anti-Riot Act from receiving federal historic preservation and transit capital investment grants.

The Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act prohibits the destruction of any “structure, plaque, statue, or other monument…commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States.”

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