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On the recordMarch 21, 2021
Like, learn about American history and you will understand that all of the fraudulent arguments being made against the admission of Washington, DC, as a new state have been made against almost every state in the past.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin argues that historical objections to D.C. statehood mirror past state admissions.

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