It is a great moment for America when we get to extend voting rights and self-representation to 712,000 taxpaying, draftable U.S. citizens.
Jamie Raskin: “It is a great moment for America when we get to extend voting rights and self-representation to 712,000 taxpaying…”
On the recordApril 21, 2021
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Raskin emphasizes the importance of DC statehood for voting rights.
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