TN Senate Rejects Al Gore Statue

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Senate Republicans have rejected a resolution urging the erection on Tennessee Capitol grounds of statues to honor the state's two Nobel Peace Prize winners, Al Gore and Cordell Hull.

The Senate voted 15-14 on the resolution sponsored by Democratic Sen. Andy Berke of Chattanooga, but measures need at least 17 votes to pass. The House earlier passed the resolution unanimously.

Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville was the only Republican to vote in favor of the privately funded statues.

Gore was awarded his Nobel prize in 2007 for his work on global warming, while Hull received the award in 1945 for his role in creating the United Nations and improving international trade relations.

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Read HRJ0052 at: http://www.capitol.tn.gov