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Jamie Raskin: “The legislation itself contemplated granting the District of Columbia a voting representative, but only in the House…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
The legislation itself contemplated granting the District of Columbia a voting representative, but only in the House, not in the Senate.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin clarifies the nature of the 2009 legislation regarding D.C. representation.

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