Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Statehood is the only way to give our citizens locally elected representatives, to enact purely local laws that will not be subject to national debates over divisive social issues."

"To continue to deny statehood to 702,000 residents of Washington, DC, is a failure of the Members of this body to uphold their oath of office."

"The voting rights of American citizens and their representatives Congress have never been and never will be contingent on state and local officials never engaging in misdeeds."

"It is about the Constitution. If you want to change it, there is a remedy, and it requires amending the Constitution of the United States."