House to vote on admitting Washington, D.C., as a state
Source: CBS News
The House will vote on a bill to admit Washington, D.C. as the 51st state later this month, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a letter to colleagues on Tuesday. Although the measure is expected to pass in the House, it will likely stall in the Senate, as most Republicans have expressed opposition to admitting the nation's capital as a state.
The House approved a D.C. statehood measure by a vote of 232 to 180 last year, but it did not come to the floor of the Senate, which was then controlled by Republicans. Although Democrats now hold a 50-seat majority in the Senate, most legislation requires 60 votes to advance, and this bill is unlikely to garner support from ten Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has committed to bringing the measure to the floor for a vote, but a motion to end debate on the legislation would almost certainly fail.
The legislation, titled H.R. 51, would create the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, named after Frederick Douglass. It would give D.C. two U.S. senators and a voting representative in the House, like every other state. The bill would also cordon off the White House, Capitol and National Mall to remain under federal control as the seat of the U.S. government.
The district has a population of nearly 700,000 people, larger than the populations of Wyoming and Vermont. District residents have no voting representation in Congress, but Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in Congress as a non-voting delegate.
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elleng
(130,895 posts)to satisfy repugs, IF one of them would likely vote repug; is there any such???
Angleae
(4,482 posts)Republican Gov/Lt Gov, 50% of house, 56% of senate
Puerto Rico would be better, wouldn't it, not politics-wise, but closeness-wise?
IronLionZion
(45,441 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,960 posts)Rizen
(708 posts)Republicans continue to try and destroy our democracy.
Hekate
(90,681 posts)DavidDvorkin
(19,477 posts)Time to get rid of that damned thing. Maybe this will spur that effort along.
speak easy
(9,249 posts)I don't know how Manchin and Sinema could be more emphatic.
Sen. Joe Manchin on ending the filibuster: 'Jesus Christ, what don't you understand about 'never'?'
https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-manchin-says-he-will-never-support-ending-the-filibuster-2021-3?r=US&IR=T
Justice matters.
(6,928 posts)Sogo
(4,986 posts)Having a new State would certainly impact the budget....
JohnSJ
(92,190 posts)in the Senate, and maintain the the majority in the House
Wolf Frankula
(3,600 posts)1: According to the constitution, the areas of the federal government that are under federal control shall remain there..
2: Let it's name change from the District of Columbia to the State of Columbia.
3: The numbers of the House of Representatives should be increased to provide representation. It is long past time for the numbers of the House to be increased. This is NOT 1913.
Wolf
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,340 posts)... unless the history of Columbus is scrubbed and polished. At best, it's controversial.
I'd vote for "Potomac".
EndlessWire
(6,526 posts)I like "Columbia" as the state name. "Columbia State University" sounds good to me.
IronLionZion
(45,441 posts)make them stand up and talk for hours instead of just threatening to.
Wolf Frankula
(3,600 posts)Bring back the real filibuster and make the talker talk until he falls over.
Wolf
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)Gotta keep trying.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)100 is a nice round number for Senators, so make the Dakotas 1 state.
Would help Democracy in our country.