"Tennessee Republicans Punish Memphis For Removing Confederate Statues"
"Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House on Tuesday retaliated against Memphis for removing two Confederate monuments by withholding $250,000 previously earmarked for the city’s 2019 bicentennial celebration.
Democrats in the House condemned the move, which came in the form of a last-minute amendment to an appropriations bill and triggered a heated debate. State Rep. Antonio Parkinson (D) said the amendment was the most “vile, racist” measure he had seen, while state Rep. Raumesh Akbari (D) called it “un-Christian.”
“The amendment and the explanation is hateful,” Akbari said before the vote.
But Republicans were not moved, and the amendment passed with a strong majority. In a largely party-line vote, only five Republicans joined 22 Democrats in opposing the measure...."
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tennessee-republicans-memphis-confederate-statues_us_5ad7556de4b0e4d0715c55a9
If republican'ts want statues so much, I suggest the city put up statues to Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
