CARSON CITY, Nev. — Democratic members of Nevada's congressional delegation are renewing a proposal to remove a statute of a former Nevada Sen. Patrick McCarran from the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall, saying that he left a “legacy of racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia.”Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto and Reps. Steven Horsford, Dina Titus and Susie Lee made the request Friday in a letter to Gov. The letter said McCarran supported workers’ rights and helped shape the air travel industry, but that his statue should be replaced with one of a person who better represents Nevada's values “as a compassionate, diverse and welcoming state." “A monument to a man who advocated bigotry is an affront to those ideals,” the letter added. The delegation members' letters also voiced support for local efforts to rename Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport.

Source: International New York Times June 20, 2020 03:56 UTC