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Eleanor Holmes Norton: That is not a reason to disenfranchise over 700,000 people.

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
That is not a reason to disenfranchise over 700,000 people.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Rejecting arguments against D.C. statehood based on federal land ownership.

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