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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Congress cannot force retrocession on Maryland, so the idea is impractical.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
Congress cannot force retrocession on Maryland, so the idea is impractical.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing retrocession as a solution for D.C.'s statehood.

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