Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

Denying statehood would be unfair no matter who was affected.

The fact is denying American citizens a vote in this body that taxes them goes against the very founding premise of this Nation.

First, I want to correct for the record, the Federal Government provides 23 percent of the District's revenue.

Of course, I support voting rights. But let us be clear. H.R. 51, even if signed into law, could not turn Washington, DC, into a state.