Bernie Sanders Co-sponsors DC Statehood Bill in Senate
06/25/15 02:58 PM EDT
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and a group of more than a dozen senators are calling for Washington, D.C., to become the 51st state in the nation.
In their proposal, the federal government would still maintain control over portions of the nation’s capital that surround the White House, Congress, Supreme Court and National Mall.
The rest of the nation’s capital would be renamed New Columbia and given full representation in Congress under the legislation introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.).
Sen. Sanders (I-Vt.), one of 16 co-sponsors of the New Columbia Admission Act, said it is "morally wrong" to block District residents from federal representation.
“Washington D.C. is currently home to more people than the state of Vermont, yet its residents lack voting representation in Congress," Sanders told The Hill in a statement. "I think it is morally wrong for American citizens who pay federal taxes, fight in our wars, and live in our country to be denied the basic right to full congressional representation.”
http://thehill.com/regulation/legislation/246170-bernie-sanders-joins-push-for-dc-statehood
I looked this up because John Oliver had a recent segment on DC Statehood:
S.1688 - New Columbia Admission Act Cosponsors
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Durbin, Richard [D-IL]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]* 06/25/2015
Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]* 06/25/2015
Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] 07/23/2015
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1688/cosponsors
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