Put simply, if you oppose D.C. Statehood, you support taxation without representation.
The text of the District Clause is clear. Congress has complete, and the witness has testified, absolute authority over ...
Every American deserves a voice in their own government.
It should be clear to everyone that Congress cannot, Congress should not nullify a constitutional provision by simple le...
I don't believe the Founding Fathers actually intended this.
There should be no taxation without representation.
the real power grab is denying 712,000 taxpaying American citizens the right to vote.
The Framers of our Constitution wanted a separate Federal District to preserve the safety and security of the Federal Go...
D.C. residents should not have to abandon our homes and move elsewhere to secure the rights of citizens enjoyed by other...
We are more than capable of governing ourselves.
D.C. would be the only state in the entire country to have the Federal Government pick up billions and billions of annua...
The text only refers to, and I'll quote: 'The district constituting the seat of government.'
It does not. It says nothing. Those are the words. It says nothing about characteristics of the new states.
I urge all of you to do what over two centuries of lawmakers have failed to correct and grant full democracy to D.C. res...
H.R. 51 will move us closer to our shared ideals for which District residents have fought and died.
Does Maryland have any jurisdiction over the District of Columbia today? It does not.
We now thank you, Madam Chair, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, our Congresswoman, and your Democratic colleagues and Pre...
D.C. wants to continue to receive their special benefits for schools, for colleges, for roads, billions of dollars in Fe...
