On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Very quickly, Ms. Mayor, what is the name of the new state? Mayor Bowser. Washington, DC, Douglass Commonwealth.
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Raskin confirms the proposed name for D.C. statehood with Mayor Bowser.
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