White House Is Said to Quietly Push Change to D.C. Statehood Bill
The deliberations over the long-shot bill center on three Electoral College votes the Constitution gives to the seat of government.
Clergy demonstrating in favor of statehood for the District of Columbia in April. Such a step would create two additional Senate seats that Democrats would most likely win.Credit...Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
May 13, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has quietly approached congressional Democrats about a potential change to their high-profile but long-shot effort to transform most of the District of Columbia into the nation’s 51st state, according to executive and legislative branch officials.