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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Congress finds that the District of Columbia residents deserve full congressional voting rights and self-government, which only statehood can provide.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes emphasizes the need for D.C. residents to have voting rights.

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