05/22/2025
https://www.democracynow.org...
"But here in D.C. there are over 30,000 veterans, who, while they have a powerful voice here in Congress with Ms. Holmes Norton, they are not given an equal vote."
"I think that it is incumbent on us as Congress to try to support D.C."
"D.C. residents pay taxes to fund wars but have no say in whether or not our country goes to war."
"D.C. residents also have no vote in the Senate, where military leadership is confirmed."