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Muriel Bowser: Well, you know, Joy, the people of Washington, D.C. voted on statehood. They didn’t vote to secede from the Union. They…

On the recordMarch 22, 2021
Well, you know, Joy, the people of Washington, D.C. voted on statehood. They didn’t vote to secede from the Union. They didn’t vote to shirk their taxes. They just voted to say that we need equal representation and full autonomy. We need two senators.
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Muriel Bowser
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Bowser emphasizes the need for D.C. statehood and equal representation in Congress.

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