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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Union and liberty, this was the cry of Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans in the 19th century. It is the cry of the people of Washington, DC, today who want to join the Union on the basis of equal citizenship and full voting rights.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin draws a parallel between historical calls for liberty and current D.C. statehood efforts.

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