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Support for DC statehood: it's only lapel pin-deep – Greater Greater Washington

Congress voted to express formal disapproval of two bills passed by DC Council in 2022. We needed a united front to advocate for DC’s right to choose our own laws, but some leaders tapped out. ....

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Why Democrats Are Still Taking Their Time on D.C. Statehood

The Window for D.C. Statehood Won’t Be Open Forever
Edward-Isaac Dovere
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With one move, Democrats could reshape government and potentially lock in their majority in the Senate for years to come. Four of their own stand in the way.
The party may have just a few months to make it happen but leaders in the House and Senate are taking their time and arguing about the details.
Advocates see statehood for Washington, D.C., as a moral issue, because it would give equal rights and representation to the residents of a city whose population is larger than that of three states. And they see it as a legal issue, because it would clarify the gray areas that result from the federal government’s control over some municipal affairs. However, as has always been the case in establishing new states, the issue is almost completely consumed by politics, because what the statehood debate really comes down to is control of the Senate ....

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Will D.C. Become a State This Year?

The Atlantic
But Democrats are taking their time weighing their next move.
Logan Mock-Bunting / Redux
With one move, Democrats could reshape government and potentially lock in their majority in the Senate for years to come. Four of their own stand in the way.
The party may have just a few months to make it happen but leaders in the House and Senate are taking their time and arguing about the details.
Advocates see statehood for Washington, D.C., as a moral issue, because it would give equal rights and representation to the residents of a city whose population is larger than that of three states. And they see it as a legal issue, because it would clarify the gray areas that result from the federal government’s control over some municipal affairs. However, as has always been the case in establishing new states, the issue is almost completely consumed by politics, because what the statehood debate really comes down to is control of the Senate. ....

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