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Congress Will Honor Dick Cheney With A Statue In The U.S. Capitol
• huffingtonpost.comStarting in December, the likeness of former Vice President Dick Cheney will grace the U.S. Capitol, in accordance with a Senate tradition honoring former vice presidents.
The Huffington Post was tipped off by a Senate resolution "authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of the marble bust of Vice President Richard Cheney on December 3, 2015."
The resolution, not yet officially introduced, was confirmed by the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday.
Cheney, vice president during George W. Bush's two terms, left office in 2009 with a 13 percent approval rating. As part of the vice presidency, Cheney served as president of the Senate, and it's traditional for the Senate to honor former vice presidents with busts of them in the Capitol. In 1898, the Senate passed a resolution establishing the practice.
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1 Comments in Response to Congress Will Honor Dick Cheney With A Statue In The U.S. Capitol
Are you guys nuts. This is the man, who on the night before 9/11/2001 stood on camera and stated that he had lost 3 trillion dollars that they could not find. And more importantly, isin't it funny that the spot hit at the pentagon was the place where the financial records were stored. Coincidence? I think not. This is agency abuse and fraud committed by our defacto congress and senate. You are pushing to cut the medicare and veterans benefits yet throw money away on such a frivolous event. If you want to erect a statue to this man, then do it with money out of your pockets. I for one am fed up with your waste, fraud and abuse.