Cardin, Van Hollen, Norton, Raskin Urge National Park Service To Remove Name Of Segregationist Newlands From Chevy Chase Circle
October 29, 2022
October 29, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter:
Senators Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), wrote to the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) requesting permanent removal of the name Francis Griffith Newlands in Chevy Chase Circle, a federal park located both in D.C. and Maryland. The lawmakers have introduced legislation in the House . . .
Senators Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), wrote to the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) requesting permanent removal of the name Francis Griffith Newlands in Chevy Chase Circle, a federal park located both in D.C. and Maryland. The lawmakers have introduced legislation in the House . . .