The Heritage Foundation’s Zack Smith, arguing against DC statehood, says DC residents “already impact the national debate” because members of Congress see their yard signs while driving to work.
Here is Republican Rep. Jody Hice arguing against D.C. statehood because it doesn’t have a landfill, airport, or car dealership (actually, it does have a car dealership).
One of the reasons Republicans dress up their arguments against D.C. statehood in legalese is because otherwise they sound racist, partisan, or painfully stupid. slate.com/news-and-polit…
Here is Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman arguing that D.C. should not get statehood because it has insufficient manufacturing, agriculture, mining, and drilling.
Rep. Kweisi Mfume corrects Heritage’s Zack Smith, who claimed that Walter Fauntroy opposed statehood.
“We took a train, he and I ... from New York back down to Washington with each stop having a rally for D.C. statehood. I think you probably want to check your facts on that.”
“We took a train, he and I ... from New York back down to Washington with each stop having a rally for D.C. statehood. I think you probably want to check your facts on that.”
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