Why Eleanor Holmes Norton Is Optimistic About D.C. Statehood
Thirty years after the congresswoman’s statehood bill failed, she’s seeing a light at the end of the tunnel
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5 min readMar 23, 2021
On Monday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing to discuss H.R. 51, the bill to give the District of Columbia statehood. Under the legislation, the federal city would change…