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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The fact that more than half a million Americans live in the District of Columbia and are denied a single voting…

On the recordJune 21, 2021
The fact that more than half a million Americans live in the District of Columbia and are denied a single voting representative in Congress is clear an historic wrong and justice demands that it be addressed.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton emphasizes the injustice of D.C. residents lacking congressional representation.

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