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The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing to consider legislation that would grant the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives. The hearing, which will be presided over by bill sponsor Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), will take place on Tuesday, May 15 in 342 Dirksen.

The hearing — which we’ll try to live-blog, obvs — should be interesting. Among the Republicans on the committee are a number of potential swing votes, including Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Sen. John Warner (R-Va.). Of course, on the never-in-hell-will-I-vote-for-that side are Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Ala.Alaska) and Sen. Pete Domineci (R-N.M.), so debate is sure to be lively. Should all Democrats line up behind the legislation, voting rights activists will have to muster up eight Republican votes to prevent a filibuster. Both Utah senators, Orrin Hatch and Robert Bennett, have agreed to support the legislation, and Minority Leader Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) is seen as sympathetic to the cause.

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