I believe, in fact, they could become the foundation, the basis, for us to heal a wound that will otherwise not just divide Democrat from Democrat--which is likely to occur--but open up a fissure in America that will make it difficult for us to do what all of us, I believe, think is the most important thing to do, and that is to help our children acquire the character they need not just to be good working people but to be good human beings.
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We got into this because our members about a year-and-a-half ago said to us, oh, my God, another Trump-Biden match. It's not good for the country. It offers no hope of bringing bipartisanship back to Washington regardless of who wins.
I appreciate the leadership that the Committee is showing, because this really is a threat to our country.
Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Stabenow, and members of the Committee.
54 percent of the American people, more than half of the American people, support D.C. statehood.
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