03/07/2017
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"You have exercised your rights under the First Amendment and the Ninth Amendment to petition for statehood admission, and we salute your patriotic defense of the Constitution and this body, and your e..."
"I can tell you that at least in my district in Northern Virginia, we fully support the autonomy of D.C."
"I urge my colleagues to support statehood for the nearly 700,000 D.C. residents."
"we must continue to fight for common-sense gun safety laws so that neighborhoods are safe from gun violence"