Senator Blocks Bill to Remove Confederate Statues From US Capitol

In this June 24, 2015 file photo, a statue of Jefferson Davis, second from left, president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding that statues of Confederate figures such as Jefferson Davis be removed from the U.S. Capitol. Susan Walsh/AP Photo

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Thursday blocked an attempt to pass a bill by unanimous consent that would remove all statues of Confederate soldiers and officers from the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) tried passing the bill with no objections, a move that can get legislation passed but opens the bill to being blocked by any one senator.