Muriel Bowser: “But we're bigger by population than two states, bigger than all states…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019

But we're bigger by population than two states, bigger than all states but Oklahoma at the time they were admitted to the Union.

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Democratic · District of Columbia

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Bowser counters claims about D.C.'s size relative to existing states.

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