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Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Floor Speech

By: Al Green
By: Al Green
Date: June 26, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Federal, State and Local Relations

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Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 51--the Washington, D.C. Admission Act--introduced by my colleague, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. This bill would not only establish the District of Columbia (``D.C.'') as the 51st state of the United States, but it would also grant long overdue voting representation at the federal level to the residents of D.C.

I remain committed to the principles this country boasts: democracy and representation. Since 1801, the residents of D.C. have been denied federal representation. They pay their taxes and have fought and died in every American war, yet those armed service members and their families are deprived of the freedoms they have fought to protect. Statehood is the only remedy that provides full representation in Congress for the residents of Washington, D.C.

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