LinkLinksOpinion Sheila R. Foster and Meryl J. Chertoff in The Hill: Why DC should become our 51st state By Editor On Mar 21, 2021 Last updated Mar 21, 2021 45 Share The Washington, D.C., Admissions Act, HR-51 (SB-51 in the Senate), comes up for a hearing on March 22 in the House Oversight Committee. Introduced by nonvoting D.C. delegate-at-large, Eleanor Holmes Norton, HR-51 has 227 co-sponsors in the House. It would create the Douglass Commonwealth — named for famed abolitionist and D.C. resident Frederick Douglas — and carve out a federal enclave that includes Capitol Hill and the area around the White House. 45 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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