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January 28, 2021

Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Make Washington, D.C. the 51st State
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Senate Democrats have reintroduced a bill to establish Washington, D.C.,
as the 51st U.S. state. A matching bill was introduced in the House of
Representatives earlier this month by Democratic Congressmember Eleanor
Holmes Norton, who represents the District of Columbia as a non-voting
delegate.

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton: "This is a bill that could easily pass, and
it would allow the president to send a message about democracy that
cannot be sent in any other way - democracy in our own country,
democracy for our nation's capital."

Voting rights reporter Ari Berman noted on Twitter, "Wyoming has 578,000
people, is 92% white and has 2 senators. DC has 705,000 people, is 46%
Black and has 0 senators."


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