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Jamie Raskin: “If D.C. were to become a state, the Governor, the new executive of the state, would have control over the National…”

On the recordMay 15, 2023
If D.C. were to become a state, the Governor, the new executive of the state, would have control over the National Guard.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses the implications of D.C. statehood on National Guard control.

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