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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would grant statehood to the residents of the District of Columbia. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentlewoman, Madam Chair, for yielding and salute her for her leadership in bringing this historic legislation to the Floor. All of us join in saluting Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has been the patron saint of D.C. statehood since she came to Congress. She has been tireless, persistent and dissatisfied. She has built historic support for this bill, which passed in the previous Congress with 235 votes.
Floor Speech in Support of H R 51, the Washington, D C Admission Act
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Oversight and Reform Committee Markup of H R 51: the Washington D C Admission Act
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In a tweet, Bowser thanked President Biden, congressional leaders and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
We thank President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, and Congresswoman Norton for their leadership in securing over $2 billion in relief for DC in the COVID-19 relief package, including the $755 million we were owed from the CARES Act. pic.twitter.com/mMNQo1PhEl
In another tweet, Bowser said, “The dedicated local funding in this historic legislation will help fuel our shared recovery and ensure we can get through this pandemic and emerge stronger and more resilient than ever.”
In January, Bowser sent then President-elect Biden a letter urging him to allocate $755 million in funding for the city, saying the District was “shortchanged” in the CARES Act.