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Bowser Wants a Statehood Bill on Biden's Desk in First 100 Days | Dallas Weekly

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser now has access to the House floor in the newly sworn Congress and she plans to push for D.C. statehood legislation early and often. The mayor on Monday was granted floor privileges that governors of the states and territories already had, and she quickly made it known that she will champion the statehood cause at every […]

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