Manchin Says He Opposes D.C. Statehood Bill In Another Consequential Break With Dems If Congress wants to make D.C. a state, it should propose a constitutional amendment,” Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said.
Kevin Freking
WASHINGTON (AP) A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on Friday.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said that he opposes unilateral action by Congress to make the nation’s capital a state and that he believes it needs to be done through a constitutional amendment. He said prior Republican and Democratic administrations thought the same thing.
Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems
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Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems
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