Eleanor Holmes Norton: “To continue to deny statehood to 702,000 residents of Washington, DC, is a failure of the Members of this body to uphold…”

This process is key to our democracy. It provides avenues for every citizen, lawmaker, and stakeholder to provide input into the rulemaking process.

D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can force dramatic overnight cuts to essential services, including police, sanitation, and schools.

I urge the administration to move forward to finish this rulemaking.

Throughout my career in Congress I’ve passionately defended home rule and DC’s right to govern itself.