Dear America: D.c. Residents Deserve The Same Rights As You

By Petula Dvorak, Washington Post: Local
Mon, 07/15/2019 - 3:39am

We are a real place with real people, and we should have voting representation in Congress. Yet a majority polled say they oppose D.C. statehood.

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Topics: Maryland

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