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Moran, others in Congress seek study to create new Museum of American People on immigration

WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress are calling for a presidential commission to study the formation of a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation.

Virginia Rep. Jim Moran, a Democrat, and Tennessee Rep. John Duncan, a Republican, introduced legislation Thursday that calls for studying the feasibility of creating such a museum without any federal taxpayer funds....

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