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House committee expected to pass DC statehood bill on Wednesday

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The House Oversight Committee is expected to pass legislation on Wednesday that would make Washington, D.C. the nation's 51st state.

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Yahoo News

House panel approves bill to grant D.C. statehood

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state, setting the stage for a vote by the full chamber for the second year in a row. Why it matters: Statehood for the District is a priority for Democrats that will likely clear the House largely along party lines like it did last year, but it faces a much tougher path in the divided Senate, where it would need 60 votes.Get market news wor…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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House committee to vote on bill to grant DC statehood

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is slated to hold a vote on Wednesday to approve a bill that would grant statehood to Washington, DC, a Democratic priority that still faces obstacles for final passage even when the party controls both chambers on Capitol Hill and the White House.During the last session of Congress, House Democrats successfully passed the bill — H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, marking the first time either c…

3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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House committee to vote on bill to grant DC statehood - Local News 8

3 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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House committee to vote on bill to grant DC statehood

3 years ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

House committee expected to pass DC statehood bill on Wednesday

The House Oversight Committee is expected to pass legislation on Wednesday that would make Washington, D.C. the nation's 51st state. Oversight Committe...

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Top News

House committees to vote on D.C. statehood and reparations bills

One House panel will vote on advancing a bill to admit Washington, D.C., as a state, while the other will take up a measure that would create a commission studying reparations for descendants of slaves.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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