one of the heroes in this story was actually the postman.
You've been willing to spend political capital.
the attack on his staff earlier this week is weighing heavily on his mind.
the results have often been fatal.
I have been here 15 years, and I do not think I have ever experienced just the collapse of partisanship over a human issue.
I think, in fact, I know that I am the only Member of this Committee that voted for D.C. Statehood in 1993.
Crime should never be an opportunity to demonize and vilify a whole population of American citizens.
The statehood petition, which Congresswoman Norton has introduced, makes all the sense in the world.
If you want to be tough on crime, then you have got to be tough on gun violence.
Congress has the power to modify the boundaries of the Federal District.
Washingtonians must endure lectures about their unfitness for democracy from other people's representatives...