Joe Lieberman: “I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.”

Taxation without representation became the rallying cry that led to our Declaration of Independence and a war to achieve it.

We're going to ask the delegates on Friday, do you want us to go forward to do some final surveying of public opinion because we've said we're not going to do this unless we have a chance to win.

I appreciate the leadership that the Committee is showing, because this really is a threat to our country.

Congress has both the moral obligation and the constitutional authority to pass our D.C. statehood bill.