07/25/2017
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"This is an important hearing for a number of reasons."
"Again, Chairman Peters and Senator Carper, thank you for your leadership on this bill."
"This hearing is of historic significance, because it is only the second Senate hearing on our D.C. statehood bill in the nation's history."
"Congress does have a choice. It can continue to exclude D.C. residents from the democratic process, forcing them to watch from the sidelines as Congress votes on Federal and D.C. laws and to treat the..."