D.C. officials announce congressional hearing date on statehood

by | May 31, 2019 | Politics

D.C. officials announce congressional hearing date on statehood
Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser calls for D.C. to become the 51st state (Photo by Dwight A. Weingarten/Medill).

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, D.C. officials announced that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform would hold a hearing on July 24, for H.R. 51, a bill for statehood for Washington.

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