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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.
Said by
Muriel Bowser
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

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

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