extending statehood to the District of Columbia must be our objective and our result.
This is America, and Americans are entitled to equal protection under the law. That's why we are demanding statehood.
Eighty-six percent of the people advised the Council to approve our new Constitution.
That is just not the truth. That is not the case. It is about the Constitution.
I am correcting for the record.
we need to put this committee out of business and...
It is a great indignity when great questions affecting this country we have nobody to call in the Senate to speak for us...
we are ready.
We don't want to do tit-for-tat. We want you to have exactly what the rules allow.
We are trying to do regular order here. We are trying to be fair.
The minority's request will be honored--will be considered and honored.