Lack of political offset for Republicans makes DC statehood effort more difficult for Dems - News Summed Up

Lack of political offset for Republicans makes DC statehood effort more difficult for Dems


The House bill would shrink the federal district to include some monuments, the Capitol and the White House. This is why Washington, DC, slapped the phrase “Taxation Without Representation” on its license tags back in the early 1990s. The House of Representatives approved the DC statehood bill the other day, 232-180. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP“The answer is simple,” proclaimed Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in a feisty floor speech about DC statehood. And without an offset for DC, Senate Republicans are more than happy to provide their own counterbalance.


Source: Fox News June 30, 2020 21:56 UTC



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