DC Statehood
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Jun- 2021 -4 June
Senate Hearing on D.C. Statehood Bill Set for June 22
Sen. Thomas Carper, the author of his chamber’s D.C. statehood bill, announced Thursday the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental…
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3 June
D.C. Republicans Split on Statehood
Congressional Republicans oppose the District becoming the 51st state of the union but the city’s local GOP members look at…
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May- 2021 -25 May
Five Senators Speak Up for D.C. Statehood
Five U.S. senators spoke Tuesday on the chamber floor in support of passing a bill to make D.C. the union's…
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25 May
Norton Lauds Constitutional Scholars’ Letter Supporting D.C. Statehood
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Tuesday praised a letter to leaders on Capitol Hill from some of the country's…
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21 May
Norton Praises Senate Dems for Killing Amendment Opposing D.C. Statehood
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Friday praised Democrats on the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for recently defeating…
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14 May
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Agrees to Co-Sponsor D.C. Statehood Bill
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is the latest co-sponsor of a bill granting statehood to the District of Columbia — a key…
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12 May
Fight for D.C. Statehood Goes to Capitol Hill Thursday
After years of going back and forth, lawmakers return to Capitol Hill Thursday to vote on making D.C. the nation’s…
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10 May
D.C. Shadow Senator Erects Sign Warning Incoming Residents of Loss of ‘Basic Civil Rights’
Michael D. Brown, a D.C. shadow senator on Capitol Hill, has erected a sign in his front yard warning potential…
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10 May
Manchin, W.Va. Dems Disagree on D.C. Statehood Bill
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is at odds with the party in his home state of West Virginia over a D.C.…
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Apr- 2021 -28 April
