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Gerry Connolly: “Did the District of Columbia exist in 1787?”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Did the District of Columbia exist in 1787?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly questions the historical context of the Constitution's creation.

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