We believe that our diversity makes us stronger.
That is exactly how we would like to enter, Congresswoman.
Eighty-six percent of our electorate says they want to be full Americans.
It's absurd, but we've heard a lot of absurd things from him.
The District is proud to pay its fair share of taxes, Congressman. What we are here to ask you to correct is to make sur...
Every American, Congressman, who pays taxes deserves representation. Our Congresswoman should have a vote and we should ...
I want to especially thank our Congresswoman, Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has championed equality for Washington, DC, thr...
Today, I come to urge this committee and this Congress to move beyond the tired, nonfactual, and, frankly, anti-democrat...
The simple fact is denying American citizens a vote in the body that taxes them goes against the founding principles of ...
The people of Washington, DC, have voted to endorse statehood.
I think we're on our way to statehood for the District of Columbia.
Therefore, I think, before you go talking about Maryland, you ought to ask Maryland.
D.C. Statehood is a racial justice issue. And racism kills.
May I predict that once that occurred, lightning fast, you will see an amendment go through the Congress to repeal the 2...
It is simply, I think, unconstitutional and un-American to be asking how people are going to vote once they're admitted.
It is shameful that anyone would claim to support democracy and freedom and oppose statehood.
It's interesting, Madam Chair, that the gentleman cites a small movement in California to succeed from the state. The Di...
Put simply, if you oppose D.C. Statehood, you support taxation without representation.
