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Kweisi Mfume: “I think I might be, Madam Chair, one of the only three or four Members of Congress that voted in 1993 in favor of…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
I think I might be, Madam Chair, one of the only three or four Members of Congress that voted in 1993 in favor of statehood and voted last year the same way.
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Kweisi Mfume
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Mfume highlights his consistent support for D.C. statehood over decades.

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