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On the recordJune 21, 2021
The Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, the Admissions Clause, which says that Congress can admit new States into the union.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper cites the Constitution to support Congress's authority to admit new states.

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