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Peter Welch: “If enacted, H.R. 51 would admit the state of Washington D.C. but leave the Twenty-Third Amendment in place.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
If enacted, H.R. 51 would admit the state of Washington D.C. but leave the Twenty-Third Amendment in place.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch explains the implications of H.R. 51 on D.C.'s electoral votes.

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