07/13/2011
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"But hopefully we did shed some light on it today."
"I feel it when the bell rings and I cannot vote for or on behalf of the 650,000 residents who live in the District."
"He himself endorsed budget autonomy and has worked tirelessly with local officials and me and Republican interest groups to secure budget autonomy."
"So we are making progress on the components of statehood and we believe, over time, that the Congress will see that the components of statehood should add up to Statehood itself."