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Democratic Senators Push To Make “New Columbia” Nation's 51st State
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Dec 20, 2012 11:15am |
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| News Date | Thursday, December 20, 2012 05:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Senators Joe Lieberman, Dick Durbin, Patty Murray, and Barbara Boxer introduced legislation Wednesday to grant Washington, D.C. statehood, creating the nation's 51st state — "New Columbia."
The state would not include all of the current district according to a press release, leaving federal buildings and the National Mall under Congress' control.
If the law passes Congress, D.C. residents would hold a vote for statehood, and if successful would be the first state admitted to the Union since Hawaii in August 21, 1959.
Lieberman, who is retiring from the Senate next month, called the effort to grant Washington, D.C. statehood "unfinished business" of his career. As Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Lieberman has had oversight of legislation dealing with the capital city. |
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