Eleanor Norton actually said...

"If House Republicans cared about Democratic principles or local D.C. residents, they would bring my D.C. Statehood Bill..."

"While Congress has Constitutional authority to legislate on local D.C. matters, it does not have a Constitutional duty to do so."

"I am deeply saddened that some of the witnesses for this hearing were victims of crime in the District..."

"D.C. residents, a majority of whom are Black and Brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves."