USCHS Statement on Political Violence
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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2024 – The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is shocked and saddened by this weekend’s terrible events in Butler, Pennsylvania. What appears to be political violence should never be a part of our great experiment in self-governance. Our system has endured for nearly 250 years because Americans understand that, whatever our differences, procuring […]