Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Only statehood makes us whole. Any other solution glosses over the inherent inequity in our subjugation and perpetuates our second-class citizenship."

"Extending representation and self-governance to the District of Columbia residents is one of the highest legislative priorities."

"You have been very energetic in helping us in many significant ways."

"The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called us out on that. They have deemed the District of Columbia's lack of voting representation a human rights violation."