Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

This hearing is of historic significance, because it is only the second Senate hearing on our D.C. statehood bill in the nation's history.

Again, Chairman Peters and Senator Carper, thank you for your leadership on this bill.

Congress does have a choice. It can continue to exclude D.C. residents from the democratic process, forcing them to watch from the sidelines...

The fact that more than half a million Americans live in the District of Columbia and are denied a single voting representative in Congress ...