DC Statehood
Washington DC,Role Of Government,States,Federalism,Politics,US Constitution,Partisanship
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This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- In a historic 232-180 vote on Friday, the House passed DC Statehood in hyper-partisan fashion with all Republicans voting against the bill.
- The vote is largely symbolic, since Senate Leader McConnell and President Trump already expressed their disapproval of the measure.
- DC Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted, "I was born without representation, but I swear - I will not die without representation."
- In an interview with the New York Post, President Trump said, "You mean District of Columbia, a state? Why? So we can have two more Democratic — Democrat senators and five more congressmen? No thank you. That’ll never happen.”
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