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On the recordMarch 21, 2021
Take the word of the former Delegate from D.C., my colleague Eleanor Holmes Norton's predecessor, who had opposed statehood and recognized the constitutional problem.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin mentions Eleanor Holmes Norton's predecessor's opposition to D.C. statehood.

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