Eighty-six percent of the people advised the Council to approve our new Constitution.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Eighty-six percent of the people advised the Council to approve our new Constitution.”
Editor's note · Context
Norton cites overwhelming public support for D.C. statehood from a referendum.
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