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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Now, we have to ask ourselves why that unilateral opposition and partisan opposition exists to the statehood and…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Now, we have to ask ourselves why that unilateral opposition and partisan opposition exists to the statehood and enfranchisement of the people of Columbia.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton questions the reasons behind opposition to D.C. statehood.

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