Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

D.C. residents themselves overwhelmingly support statehood. In 2016, an astonishing 86 percent voted in favor of becoming a state.

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.