Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley on SC Senate Vote to Remove Confederate Battle Flag
July 6, 2015
“Senate today rose to this historic occasion”
COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today issued the following statement:
“The South Carolina Senate today rose to this historic occasion, with a large majority of members from both parties coming together in the spirit of unity and healing that is binding our state back together and moving us forward in the right direction. I applaud the Senate’s decisive action, look forward to the Senate giving the bill third reading in the morning, and ask that the House act swiftly and follow the Senate’s lead.”
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Graham Statement on South Carolina Senate Vote to Remove Confederate Battle Flag
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made the following statement on the South Carolina Senate’s 37-3 vote to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from State House grounds.
The South Carolina House of Representatives will now take up the bill.
“The overwhelming bipartisan vote by the South Carolina State Senate was the right and necessary thing to do for the future of our state. The Senate’s decision will allow us to go forward as a state more united and with the realization that all of us must come together after the horrific tragedy in Charleston. The next step is for the South Carolina House of Representatives to act, and I believe they will act in a similarly responsible manner.”
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