NBC4: In Historic Vote, Congress Approves Sweeping Bill That Calls for DC Statehood
The House of Representatives has passed a broad voting access and reform bill that calls for D.C. to be defined as a state.
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ABC7: In historic vote, U.S. House of Representatives supports D.C. statehood
WASHINGTON (WJLA) — For the first time in history, on Friday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill endorsing statehood for Washington, DC.
DCist: In Historic First, House Of Representatives Votes To Endorse D.C. Statehood
Voting rights legislation passed in the House of Representatives on Friday includes a provision that supports full congressional voting rights and self-government for the District, marking the first time a chamber of Congress has endorsed…
Washington Monthly: D.C. Statehood Gets A Vote in the House
The House of Representatives passed a sweeping election reform bill on Friday known as H.R. 1 and dubbed the “For the People” Act. While Democrats voted nearly unanimously to advance the measure, Republicans were almost uniformly against…
Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1, First-Ever Congressional Endorsement of DC Statehood
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 8, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1, First-Ever Congressional Endorsement of DC Statehood
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser issued the following statement…
Norton Announces Historic Vote on H.R. 1: House of Representatives Endorses D.C. Statehood for First…
March 8, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Announces Historic Vote on H.R. 1: House of Representatives Endorses D.C. Statehood for First Time in American History
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…
Washington Post: Charles Schumer says D.C. statehood is a priority, a first for Senate Democrats
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday made D.C. statehood a priority for the Democratic caucus for the first time.
Norton Applauds Leader Schumer’s New Push for D.C. Statehood
March 7, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Applauds Leader Schumer’s New Push for D.C. Statehood
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) new push for D.C.…
Norton Keeps Anti-D.C. Amendment from Meadows and Gosar from the House Floor
March 6, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she kept the Meadows-Gosar amendment to H.R. 1, the For the People Act, attacking D.C. statehood and home rule from…
Statement on Washington, DC Admission Act Reaching 200 Cosponsors in the U.S. House of…
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March 5, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Statement on Washington, DC Admission Act Reaching 200 Cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released…
Norton Secures Historic 200 Cosponsors of D.C. Statehood Bill
March 5, 2019
Norton Secures Historic 200 Cosponsors of D.C. Statehood Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she has secured a historic 200 cosponsors for her…
Washington Times: D.C. statehood to be voted on in the House for the first time in a quarter century
The House will vote this week on a bill that could provide statehood to Washington, D.C., and has garnered more support than it had when it voted on a similar bill 25 years before.
Norton Blasts Meadows and Gosar Amendment Attacking D.C. Statehood, Home Rule
March 4, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Blasts Meadows and Gosar Amendment Attacking D.C. Statehood, Home Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today blasted Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and…
WTOP: Commuter tax fears fade? Virginia senators push for DC statehood
Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Friday that they are throwing their support toward making the District of Columbia the 51st state, overcoming years of concerns about the possibility of a commuter tax that critics worry…
Norton Announces Historic House Floor Vote on D.C. Statehood Next Week, First Time House Will…
March 1, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Announces Historic House Floor Vote on D.C. Statehood Next Week, First Time House Will Endorse D.C. Statehood
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today…
Carper Reintroduces Statehood Bill to Ensure Full Representation for Over 700,000 D.C. Residents
Carper Reintroduces Statehood Bill to Ensure Full Representation for Over 700,000 D.C. Residents
Feb 28 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior Democrat on the Homeland Security and…
Washington Post: Warner endorses D.C. statehood, leaving Hoyer as the last local holdout
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) has agreed to support D.C. statehood, leaving House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) as the only Democratic federal lawmaker in the region who does not want to see the District become the 51st state.
Norton Announces House Floor Speech on D.C. Statehood Today
February 28, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Announces House Floor Speech on D.C. Statehood Today
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will manage her first special order time on the House floor for…
DCist: Va. Senator Mark Warner Is Sponsoring D.C. Statehood Legislation For The First Time
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia will be co-sponsoring D.C. statehood legislation in the Senate, which would grant the 702,000 residents who neighbor his state full representation on Capitol Hill. The bill is expected to be introduced…
Charles Lane in The Post: The answer to D.C. congressional representation? It’s in Douglass County,…
Of all the perennial structural issues plaguing American democracy, providing full congressional representation for the District of Columbia’s 700,000 residents must be the most maddening.