How many times have we written this headline, only to be disappointed as another roadblock gets thrown in the way of District voting rights? Far too many times. But we’re a little more optimistic these days.

The Post is reporting that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today endorsed the legislation that would finally grant the District a voting representative in the House of Representatives. The vote was 24-5. The legislation is set to be debated by the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow morning, and if passed there, could move to the House floor before the end of the month as Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) recently promised.

The folks over at D.C. Vote aren’t taking any chances on tomorrow’s hearing, and have asked that District residents show up and stand together in solidarity during the testimony of Bruce Spiva, chairman of the organization’s board, who is defending the legislation. The hearing starts at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building. If you’re available to attend the hearing, please RSVP to Lateefah Mims at lmims (at) dcvote (dot) org.