D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton hasn’t ever gotten much in the U.S. House of Representatives. But for the last few years, she’s at least been able to vote on most rudimentary matters that come before the full legislative body. But unless Republicans change their mind, she’ll lose that privilege tomorrow — just as she did in 1995 when Republicans last took control of the House. Today, Mayor Vince Gray joined Norton, members of the D.C. Democratic State Committee, voting rights advocates, and residents in a demonstration at the House where they demanded that Norton’s vote remain in place.

As the Post reports and WAMU’s Patrick Madden’s footage verifies, Gray strongly advocated for D.C. voting rights and self-determination, showing a certain fight in him that his predecessors, former Mayors Adrian Fenty and Anthony Williams, normally lacked.

“Somebody said the other day…give me my money back,” said Gray, addressing the taxation of D.C. residents. “Well, you know what? I don’t want my money back. I want the product. If you go into a store and pay for it, you want your product, right?” While gesturing firmly with his left hand, Gray then shouted “I paid for this vote!” — which drew applause from those that had gathered at the demonstration.