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Jun 22, 2020 · Under this amendment, which was ratified in 1961, DC has as much say in presidential elections as the “least populous State.” Should DC become a state, however, it is likely that Republicans ...
- Ian Millhiser
Jun 27, 2020 · In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, a man holds a Washington, DC, flag during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on DC statehood.
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Apr 23, 2021 · In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, a man holds a Washington, DC, flag during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on DC statehood.
Mar 18, 2022 · What is the outlook for DC statehood? Statehood supporters reached an important milestone in June 2020 when the House voted for the first time to admit Douglass Commonwealth as a state, passing H.R. 51 by a vote of 232 to 180. It approved the measure again in April 2021 by the narrower margin of 216 to 208.
Nov 12, 2020 · The election results will impact Washington, D.C.'s push to become the 51st state in the next few years. After what was an eventful year for the movement, Democratic politicians, activists and pro ...
- Mikaela Lefrak
Jun 26, 2020 · The House voted to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., the first time a chamber of Congress has approved establishing the nation’s capital as the 51st state. The bill is unlikely to pass the ...
Apr 22, 2021 · A decision to treat the District of Columbia as a territory when initially distributing state pandemic relief in 2020 also shortchanged the local government more than $700 million, local officials ...
