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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The fact is denying American citizens a vote in this body that taxes them goes against the very founding premise of this…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
The fact is denying American citizens a vote in this body that taxes them goes against the very founding premise of this Nation.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton argues that denying DC statehood undermines democratic principles.

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