In a 232-180 vote, the Democratic-controlled House approved a bill to give the go ahead for the District of Columbia to become the 51st state. Congress said they have a moral obligation and the constitutional authority to make sure that the city’s 700,000 residents are given full voting rights as citizens, who currently live under “taxation without representation.”
We just made history! The US House just voted to end a 210-year injustice and to give equal representation to the 700,000 residents of Washington, DC. #DCStatehood #51State pic.twitter.com/GTmi7JrJAc
— DC Vote (@DC_Vote) June 26, 2020
HOUSE PROPOSE DC STATEHOOD BILL
#BREAKING: House approves statehood for DC in 232-180 vote https://t.co/DK5ajwWHtD pic.twitter.com/8QAWDzZGwg
— The Hill (@thehill) June 26, 2020
The bill was sponsored by D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) amid growing calls for racial equality since the George Floyd murder. Only one democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), voted against the measure, while every Republican opposed it.
The vote is mostly symbolic, since Senate Republicans oppose the measure, citing a power grab for votes from the D.C. constituency. So it’s not likely to pass the Senate. President Trump has also vowed to veto the proposal if it does makes it the oval office.
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