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Josh Hawley: the Office of Legal Counsel has never said that Congress has the ability, by statute, to turn the District of Columbia…

On the recordJune 21, 2021
the Office of Legal Counsel has never said that Congress has the ability, by statute, to turn the District of Columbia into a State.
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Josh Hawley
Republican · Missouri

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Hawley discusses the legal limitations on Congress regarding D.C. statehood.

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