Eleanor Holmes Norton: “D.C. residents themselves overwhelmingly support statehood. In 2016, an astonishing 86 percent voted in favor of…”

I am outraged at the number and scope of anti-D.C. home rule riders in the bill released today.

I will use every tool at my disposal to stop these riders from becoming law, and I commit to reminding my fellow lawmakers across the aisle that D.C. residents deserve the same consideration as their own constituents at every opportunity.

Our local police force should not be subject to federalization, an action that wouldn't be possible for any other police department in the country.

I have urged the administration to remove these troops immediately.