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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Eighty-six percent of the people advised the Council to approve our new Constitution.

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Eighty-six percent of the people advised the Council to approve our new Constitution.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton cites overwhelming public support for D.C. statehood from a referendum.

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