Senate Considers Dc Statehood For The First Time In Over Two Decades

Kenyan McDuffie, Think Progress
Mon, 09/15/2014 - 10:03am

CREDIT: Shutterstock The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hear testimony today on whether the much of the District of Columbia should be granted statehood — and, with it, full representation in Congress. Under this proposal, most of the commercial and residential areas of D.C. will form the state of “New Columbia,” while a small area around the White House and the Capitol will remain under federal control.

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