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[quote=Anonymous]From 51 for 51:

[quote]RELEASE: 51 for 51, Stand Up America Issue Statement on Forthcoming DC Statehood Vote
WASHINGTON — Today, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton announced that H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C., Admission Act, will get a vote on the House floor next Friday, June 26, where it is expected to pass. The vote on H.R. 51 will mark an historic step toward full representation for the more than 700,000 Americans in D.C., a majority of them Black and Brown, who have long been denied equal representation in their government. This vote comes on the heels of federal law enforcement officers attacking peaceful protesters in the streets of the nation’s capital at the behest of the federal government.“This vote is about equal representation under the law, which hits at the heart of our democracy. It is not only a huge moment in D.C.’s history, but in American history. For over 200 years, D.C. residents have been denied access to the basic features of democracy and this vote is one step toward righting that wrong,”[/quote][/quote]

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