"The right to democracy should not be contingent on party registration."
"I want to give credit where credit is due, send some shine to my sister in service Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has been a stalwart fighter and champion for over two decades."
"D.C. residents are American citizens. They fight honorably to protect our Nation overseas. They pay taxes."
"I am so very proud to serve on this committee alongside her, to take up the fight for the rights of workers, families, and the American people."
"As President Abraham Lincoln declared in the Gettysburg Address, 'A true democracy is government of the people, by the people, and for the people.'"
"The truth is that most of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle oppose statehood because they believe it could dilute their power."
"Unfortunately, there is not one Republican cosponsor of this bill."
"It does seem we're missing each other here and, you know, I'm----"
"This is not about your answering just to this committee. You're answering to the American people."
"To any of them? To any of the questions that I asked."
"Thirty-three days is certainly not enough time to arrange for travel, housing, medical equipment, translating medical records or the many other steps that would be needed to transport a critically ill..."