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Standing at the highest point of the transcontinental railroad east of Laramie

The calls came at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday.

Four others came down last week.

Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the removal of all city-owned Confederate statues on July 1.

District 4 Supervisor Chad McLarty said he's experienced racism because of the color of his skin.

Maury headed the coast, harbor and river defenses for the Confederate Navy.

Police say he then attached the chain to his truck and pulled the monument into the street.

The city and its mayor voted unanimously hours before to remove it.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday the city supports removal of the statue.

It's the third Confederate statue, and the fourth monument, to be torn down by demonstrators in Virginia.