Johnny Cash statue to be unveiled at US Capitol to represent Arkansas

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A bronze statue of the country musician Johnny Cash was set to be unveiled on Tuesday at the US Capitol as one of two representations there for the state of Arkansas.

The US House speaker, Mike Johnson, and the chamber's minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, were to join the state's congressional delegation, the governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and members of the late, Grammy-winning singer's family for the unveiling.