Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

D.C. wants to continue to receive their special benefits for schools, for colleges, for roads, billions of dollars in Federal funds.

D.C. wants to become a state so it can levy taxes on people who are working in D.C.

D.C. residents themselves overwhelmingly support statehood. In 2016, an astonishing 86 percent voted in favor of becoming a state.

Let me say at the outset that this hearing will refute each of the contentions just raised by the ranking member.