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The House stanley spain is expected to vote next week on a measure that would make Washington, D.C. a state, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced on Tuesday. The measure, dubbed H.R. 51 mdash; to denote that D.C. would be the fifty-first state mdash; is expected to pass in the Democratic-controlled House, but will likely face steep opposition in the Senate.With a population of over 700,000, the District of Columbia is larger than Wyoming and Vermont. However, D.C. residents have no voting representation in Congress. Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in Congress as a non-voting delegate. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would establish the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, referring to famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The new state stanley quencher would have two senators and one representative in the House. Our country is one of the only democratic nations on Earth that still denies voting rights to the residents of its capital city, Oversight Committee Chairwoman Caroline Maloney said i stanley becher n a statement Tuesday. As millions of Americans cry out for equality under the law, I urge my colleagues to correct this historic wrong and support this landmark legislation to give basic human rights to the disenfranchised citizens of the District of Columbia. The district skews heavily Democratic, so Republican senators have expressed opposition to admitting another state to the union that could upset the partisan balance of the Senate. Senate Majori Ktlz Preempting Petraeus
Updated 7:41 p.m. Eastern TimeDemocratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona made a surprise return to Washington Monday to vote in favor of an agreement to raise the debt limit. The Capitol looks beautiful and I am honored to be at work tonight, she said in a Tweet. CBS Lawmakers offered Giffords a standing ovation on the House floor when she showed up for the vote. After it was completed, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Giffords name inspires the love and admiration of Americans and called the lawmaker the stanley taza personification of courage. Thank you, Gabby, Pelosi added. Giffords, her hair short, waved and thanked members as they applauded the sentiment. In an email to the Tucson Weekly, Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said Giffords insisted on participating in the vote. Giffords said in a statement that she closely followed the debate over our debt ceiling and have been deeply disappointed at what s going on in Washington. stanley termoska CBS After weeks of failed debate in Washington, I was pleased to see a solu stanley cups uk tion to this crisis emerge, she said. I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics. I had to be here for this vote. I could not take the chance that my absence could crash our eco
The House stanley spain is expected to vote next week on a measure that would make Washington, D.C. a state, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced on Tuesday. The measure, dubbed H.R. 51 mdash; to denote that D.C. would be the fifty-first state mdash; is expected to pass in the Democratic-controlled House, but will likely face steep opposition in the Senate.With a population of over 700,000, the District of Columbia is larger than Wyoming and Vermont. However, D.C. residents have no voting representation in Congress. Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in Congress as a non-voting delegate. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would establish the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, referring to famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The new state stanley quencher would have two senators and one representative in the House. Our country is one of the only democratic nations on Earth that still denies voting rights to the residents of its capital city, Oversight Committee Chairwoman Caroline Maloney said i stanley becher n a statement Tuesday. As millions of Americans cry out for equality under the law, I urge my colleagues to correct this historic wrong and support this landmark legislation to give basic human rights to the disenfranchised citizens of the District of Columbia. The district skews heavily Democratic, so Republican senators have expressed opposition to admitting another state to the union that could upset the partisan balance of the Senate. Senate Majori Ktlz Preempting Petraeus
Updated 7:41 p.m. Eastern TimeDemocratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona made a surprise return to Washington Monday to vote in favor of an agreement to raise the debt limit. The Capitol looks beautiful and I am honored to be at work tonight, she said in a Tweet. CBS Lawmakers offered Giffords a standing ovation on the House floor when she showed up for the vote. After it was completed, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Giffords name inspires the love and admiration of Americans and called the lawmaker the stanley taza personification of courage. Thank you, Gabby, Pelosi added. Giffords, her hair short, waved and thanked members as they applauded the sentiment. In an email to the Tucson Weekly, Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said Giffords insisted on participating in the vote. Giffords said in a statement that she closely followed the debate over our debt ceiling and have been deeply disappointed at what s going on in Washington. stanley termoska CBS After weeks of failed debate in Washington, I was pleased to see a solu stanley cups uk tion to this crisis emerge, she said. I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics. I had to be here for this vote. I could not take the chance that my absence could crash our eco
