Posts - Bill - HR 4934 Albert Pike Statue Removal Act

house 08/08/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to have the statue of Albert Pike near Judiciary Square removed to ensure that public monuments reflect values appropriate for today. Our goal is to relocate the statue indoors where it can be preserved and interpreted responsibly.

HR 4934 - Albert Pike Statue Removal Act

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right-leaning 08/08/2025

History isn’t perfect, but tearing down monuments is a cheap way to fake progress.

left-leaning 08/08/2025

Taking down Pike’s statue isn’t erasing history—it’s choosing what history we honor out front.

right-leaning 08/08/2025

Removing statues because someone’s legacy is complicated? That’s a slippery slope to censorship.

left-leaning 08/08/2025

Finally, a statue move that shows we’re serious about reckoning with history, not preserving its uglier chapters.

moderate 08/08/2025

Removing the statue might be messy, but it’s better than pretending all our heroes were flawless.

right-leaning 08/08/2025

Next thing you know, they’ll want to erase the whole history book—what’s next, canceling Lincoln?

moderate 08/08/2025

I’m all for history, but some monuments belong in museums, not in places of honor downtown.

left-leaning 08/08/2025

If we can’t celebrate everyone, why glorify the wrong ones? This is progress, plain and simple.

moderate 08/08/2025

Maybe it’s time we move statues—and attitudes—into the 21st century, no matter the side.