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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Our oath as veterans was to our Constitution, not to a party or race or creed or color or ideology.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Higgins emphasizes the constitutional nature of the debate over D.C. statehood.

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