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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday morning to turn Washington, D.C. into a new state.
H.R. 51 passed in the House by a party-line vote of 216-208, and now it all hinges on the fate of the Senate filibuster.
Turning Washington, D.C. into the nation s 51st state has been a top legislative priority for Democrats because it would mean two new Democratic senators in the Senate. That s why critics warn it will create The Democrat Capital of the United States .
Lifelong D.C. resident Josh Burch of Neighbors United for D.C. Statehood said, We re Americans. If, if we fulfill all the obligations of citizenship we should be treated equally, and that s what statehood does.