Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

We do not wish, Mr. Chairman, to be second-class stepchildren in the union, or voyeurs of democracy as you vote on how much in taxes we will pay or how many of our sons and daughters will go to war.

Context

Expressing the desire for equal representation and rights for D.C. residents.

09/14/2014

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