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BREAKING
Today I introduced #HR51, our#DCStatehood bill, with a record number of original cosponsors, and Oversight Committee Chair@RepCummings has committed to holding a hearing and markup on the bill in 2019! https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-introduces-dc-statehood-bill-with-record-number-of-original … -
Today as my first act of the 116th Congress, I signed and introduced
#HR51 to make DC the 51st state, the only way to grant more than 700,000 taxpaying American citizens living in our nation’s capital their full democratic rights.#DCStatehoodpic.twitter.com/MFCWl0sQYN -
BREAKING current
#DCstatehood bill#HR51 2019 pledged cosponsors work map v16 January 1, 2019, (data from US Rep@EleanorNorton D-DC, not Congress dot gov official). Note only incumbents who cosponsored 2017 bill were asked, & all did 2019 too, except 4 US Reps.#DCstatehoodNewspic.twitter.com/odpVQPvR3h
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@SpeakerPelosi incorporated#DCstatehood issue's core justifications into#HR1 2019 to express its importance, but left the unbelievably complex#DCstatehood implementation legislation to#HR51 2019 to actually make sure both bills actually pass & work. -
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Wyoming has about 200,000 fewer people than Washington DC. North Dakota has just over 700,000. The residents of Wyoming & North Dakota have full democratic rights while the people of DC do not. Taxation without full representation is tyranny. It's time.
#DCStatehood#HR51 https://twitter.com/EleanorNorton/status/1080926675435704320 …
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Just drove by a major portion of the National Mall. I didn’t see one trash can overflowing and lots of committed
@DCDPW employees making sure federal property is clean for residents and visitors. You’re welcome feds.#HR51#DCStatehood -
The US is *the only country in the world* where the citizens of its capital don’t have representation in government. Congress has given statehood to 37 states over time. We can and must do this!
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Introducing
#HR51,@DCstatehood51 bill, w 155 orig cosponsors includ@SpeakerPelosi by@EleanorNorton w@MayorBowser@ChmnMendelson@SenMDBrown@SenPaulStrauss@fgarciadc@AnitaBondsDC@kenyanmcduffie@charlesallenpic.twitter.com/VrUEaduX4R
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Proud to be with my Congresswoman
@EleanorNorton in the fight for#DCStatehood !#HR51 pic.twitter.com/KiBwnLM9vz
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While the fewer than one million DC residents (including me) call for statehood and federal representation, a reminder that FOUR MILLION American citizens living in the US territories also have no representation
#HR51 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/telling-us-history-through-territories-18097 … -
As we celebrate the beginning of a New Year tonight, we also rejoice in the start of a new Democratic-controlled Congress. And this Friday (1/4), at 11:30 am in 2154 Rayburn, I will host a press conference to announce my first bill of 2019:
#HR51, our#DCstatehood bill!pic.twitter.com/87ZpE5BtLI
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Washington needs Washington.
@RepDelBene@RepDennyHeck@RepKimSchrier please reach out to@EleanorNorton and sign on as an original co-sponsor of#HR51 - the#DCsatehood bill!pic.twitter.com/mokLEEYG1R
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@EleanorNorton “A LOCAL prosecutor for the District of Columbia. Why should the local prosecutor be a presidential nominee?”#HR51 -
Advocates need a list of Members NOT ON BOARD—w/ twitter/fb accounts, HOB office/numbers. Do you have interns/staff who can compile a view-only Google doc? We need to know who we must reach out to/visit.
@RalphNader says it takes <2% to lobby effectively:#eyeball2eyeball#HR51 pic.twitter.com/7oanLiqsJM -
We see you on
@cspan@TulsiGabbard with your phone. While you are waiting, shoot a quick text to@EleanorNorton and sign-on as an original co-sponsor of#HR51 - the#DCstatehood bill. Thanks! -
Your predecessor
@nikiinthehouse cosponsored#DCstatehood bills. All Massachusetts US Reps & US Sens cosponsored 2017 bill. All Dem US Reps in New England & NY state cosponsored 2017. 181 Dem US Reps cosponsored in 2017. Please immediately cosponsor#DCstatehood bill#HR51 2019. -
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#HR1 and#HR51 both being simultaneously introduced this morning are things more important than obsessing over@RashidaTlaib’s passionate speech at a move-on event… -
Congresswoman
@EleanorNorton beginning her press conference on#HR51 now. 2154 Rayburn House Office Building pic.twitter.com/9WxNLtHbl8
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Get
@EleanorNorton to support in exchange for cosponsoring#HR51 (local govt, legalize marijuana, liberty, democracy for 700,000 US Citizens denied democracy while#USGovt creates oceans of blood, wastes trillions of our taxdollars, “fighting for democracy” ,-) ,-) overseas.pic.twitter.com/PS40L1Zvdc
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