Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I thank my good friend for yielding me another minute. While the District of Columbia struggles to become the 51st…”

“I thank my good friend for yielding me another minute. While the District of Columbia struggles to become the 51st State, we certainly appreciate at least being recognized as an independent jurisdiction and no longer a ward of the Federal Government, as granted by the Home Rule Act of 1973. I particularly appreciate my friends from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on which I serve, seeing to it that this bill came to the floor, and Congressman Hice as well, and I appreciate the leadership for placing this bill on this calendar. Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge the adoption of this bill.”