House committee approves DC statehood bill

[left-of-center2012]

The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved legislation on Wednesday that would make Washington, D.C., a state, sending the measure to the House for a vote later this month. The House Oversight and Reform Committee passed H.R. 51, also known as the Washington, D.C., Admission Act, in a 25-19 party-line vote.

The legislation, which has 215 co-sponsors, is likely to pass the House on a narrow, party-line vote, with all Republicans voting against it. However, it will likely stall in an evenly divided Senate, where Democrats lack the 60 votes to overcome a Senate filibuster. It is also not clear that every Democrat in the Senate will back it.

Sponsored by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the legislation takes a novel approach to D.C. statehood by shrinking the capital to the National Mall, monuments, White House and other federal buildings. The rest of the city would become a new state.

The District is home to more than 700,000 people but has no senators, and its delegate in the House cannot vote on legislation. The District does have three electoral votes in presidential elections.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/548126-house-committee-passes-dc-statehood

[a kennedy]

1. So......full House should vote for for it, then.....onto the Senate....is that piece of shit Manchin

gonna object???

[JT45242]

2. Why is DC statehood in front of the 3 million from PR who just voted for statehood?

Puerto Rico has 4 times more people and voted for statehood this year.

I understand that both should get statehood but PR seems more straightforward as there is already an amendment about DC that might need to be addressed.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. K & R!