LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: Dear GOP: D.C. statehood is about more than parking spaces By Editor On Sep 22, 2019 Last updated Sep 22, 2019 21 Share REPUBLICAN DISREGARD for the civil rights of D.C. residents has long been established. So it was no surprise that at last week’s House hearing on D.C. statehood, GOP lawmakers ticked off their usual reasons that they don’t think the District should have voting rights in Congress. But who could have thought their disdain was such that they would place more importance on the parking needs of congressional staffers than the rights of the 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital? 21 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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