The statue of Pierre L’Enfant will be unveiled at the Capitol on Feb. 28.
It’s the first time either congressional chamber has passed a bill giving the city control over its own National Guard, according to a press release from D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Statehood legislation has stalled in the Senate, but other efforts in the local legislatures have otherwise widely expanded voting rights across the D.C. region.
At Sparsely Attended Statehood Hearing, One Senator Said D.C. Is Too Wealthy For Full Representation
Car dealerships didn’t make it into the debate, but one GOP senator proposed that D.C. residents are too wealthy to grant the city statehood.
Mayor Muriel Bowser and national Democratic leaders are continuing the push for D.C. statehood.
But there’s still a bumpy road ahead: Not all 50 of the Senate Democrats are yet on board.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform passed the measure on party lines during Wednesday’s markup.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
U.S. House plans to take up statehood measure in hearing on Monday.
Does anyone have a line from an Irish poet to sum up the moment?
