White House endorses Washington DC statehood bill
The Biden Administration has voices its support for Washington DC becoming the 51st US state.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the White House unequivocally offered its endorsement to HR 51, the Washington DC Admissions Act.
"For far too long, the more than 700,000 people of Washington DC have been deprived of full representation in the US Congress. This taxation without representation and denial of self-governance is an affront to the democratic values on which our Nation was founded," the statement reads.
Under HR 51, Washington DC would become a state and the federal government would maintain a district within that state as the seat of government in the US.
The Biden administration said that establishing the "State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth as the 51st state will make our Union stronger and more just."
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