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Over the years, there have been a lot of arguments against statehood. You're too small, they say.

I want to be clear. I am not here to talk about one person, but about 702,000 Americans who deserve full representation in this House.

I am honored to be here today to ask Congress to act upon the request of my residents to admit Washington, DC, to join the United States of America as the 51st state.

The voting rights of American citizens and their representatives Congress have never been and never will be contingent on state and local officials never engaging in misdeeds.

First, I want to correct for the record, the Federal Government provides 23 percent of the District's revenue.

It is about the Constitution. If you want to change it, there is a remedy, and it requires amending the Constitution of the United States.

Of course, I support voting rights. But let us be clear. H.R. 51, even if signed into law, could not turn Washington, DC, into a state.

I am extremely proud that our committee is holding the first hearing on D.C. Statehood in the House of Representatives in more than 25 years.

A list of 130 organizations endorsing H.R. 51.

H.R. 51 is constitutional.

I think without--with great alacrity that amendment would be repealed.

The simple answer is yes.

I don't believe the Founding Fathers actually intended this.

While we are small, population should not be a disqualification.

We need to put this committee out of business and...

Whatever happened to that $100 a year, people have clearly measured that against getting to work late and other impediments on the road, and they have accepted it in the States. The only people who haven't accepted it are sitting in this…

I know we don't have a public transit witness. I don't want anybody to think that we think that alternative is outmoded.

I am very intrigued by the technologies and what they can do and believe, frankly, that they are going to be necessary if we are going to move these congestion issues.