On the recordMarch 23, 2021
It`s a national issue now. People understand that there are 712,000 taxpaying draftable U.S. citizens who live in Washington who paid a lot more in taxes than people in North Dakota or South Dakota pay.
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msnbc.comJamie Raskin: “It`s a national issue now. People understand that there are 712,000 taxpaying draftable U.S. citizens who live in…”
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Raskin highlights the importance of D.C. statehood as a national issue.
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