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Cori Bush: “We, in Congress, have the obligation to finally extend statehood to the residents of D.C.”

On the recordMay 15, 2023
We, in Congress, have the obligation to finally extend statehood to the residents of D.C.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

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Bush asserts Congress's duty to grant D.C. statehood.

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