WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023:

Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led over 40 of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding that the DOD immediately suspend all removal activities related to the Reconciliation Monument located in Arlington National Cemetery until Congress completes the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations process.