Muriel Bowser: “Over the years, there have been a lot of arguments against statehood. You're too small, they say.”

our limited self-government has never faced the type of test we are facing right now.

we will show the entire nation what it looks like to fight for American democracy — even when we don't have full access to it.

the hardest thing I've had to do

We all need to do what we can in our space, in our lane, to protect our city, to protect our autonomy, to protect our home rule, and get to the other side of this guy and make sure we elect a Democratic House so that we have a backstop to…