Washington, DC – Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) issued the following statement after the House passed an amendment to the FY2016 Interior Appropriations bill that would ban the display of the Confederate flag at federal cemeteries:
“I strongly oppose the inclusion of this amendment, which was slipped into the bill in the dead of night with no debate. Congress cannot simply re-write history and strip the Confederate flag from existence. Members of Congress from New York and California cannot wipe away 150 years of Southern history with sleight-of-hand tactics. I will fight to ensure that this language is not included in any bill signed into law.”
