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Congressman Vernon Ehlers (AA'-lers), a Republican from Ford's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich., said Thursday that a plan for the statue had been approved by the Joint Committee on the Library, which oversees the placement of the statues.
Ehlers said it would help "commemorate the life and service" of Ford, who died in late 2006.
The Gerald R. Ford Foundation will fund the statue's design, creation and transport. It's unclear when the statue will be unveiled in the Capitol.
It will replace one of Zachariah Chandler, an opponent of slavery who represented Michigan in the Senate around the Civil War. His statue will be moved to the Detroit Historical Museum.
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