Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

I am deeply saddened that some of the witnesses for this hearing were victims of crime in the District...

D.C. residents, a majority of whom are Black and Brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves.

While Congress has Constitutional authority to legislate on local D.C. matters, it does not have a Constitutional duty to do so.

If House Republicans cared about Democratic principles or local D.C. residents, they would bring my D.C. Statehood Bill...