09/18/2019
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"Let me say at the outset that this hearing will refute each of the contentions just raised by the ranking member."
"D.C. residents deserve full voting representation in the Senate and House and complete control over local affairs."
"That is not a reason to disenfranchise over 700,000 people."
"Both Republican and Democratic Justice Departments who have looked at the issue have said that a constitutional amendment is required for D.C. Statehood."