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On the recordSeptember 14, 2014
It is hard to explain to anyone why a nation that sees itself as a beacon of democracy keeps the more than half-million inhabitants of its capitol city from normal participation in the governance of the country.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper questions D.C.'s disenfranchisement despite being a symbol of democracy.

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