Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

Only statehood makes us whole. Any other solution glosses over the inherent inequity in our subjugation and perpetuates our second-class citizenship.

Emphasizing that only statehood can rectify the inequities faced by D.C. residents.

09/14/2014

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But I do not oppose your bridges and barges in rural America.

Why should we conclude that the delays are solely the fault of transit agencies.

Surely this isn't deliberate. But then we are left to believe that the administration doesn't know how to handle this program.

I want to thank you, I was not aware that France was that far ahead of us.