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Jamie Raskin: “The power grabs are in the eye of the beholder. We think it`s a power grab that all of these people who come from states…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2021
The power grabs are in the eye of the beholder. We think it`s a power grab that all of these people who come from states that were admitted after the original 13 like South Dakota and North Dakota, or you know Alaska would try to deny it to people who have every right to be part of the Union.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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msnbc.com

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Raskin responds to claims that D.C. statehood is a power grab.

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