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Eleanor Holmes Norton: It's interesting, Madam Chair, that the gentleman cites a small movement in California to succeed from the state. The…

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
It's interesting, Madam Chair, that the gentleman cites a small movement in California to succeed from the state. The District is asking for the opposite, to join the Union, with full equality, with the states.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights D.C.'s desire for statehood versus California's secession movement.

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