John,

Taxation without representation was wrong in 1776, and it is wrong today. The people of Washington, D.C., pay the highest federal taxes per capita, but have no voting representation in either chamber of Congress.

Washington, D.C. is the only national capital in the democratic world whose citizens do not have equal voting and representation rights. In fact, you can make a pretty good argument that denial of statehood and representation is rooted in racism.

District residents bear all the responsibilities of full U.S. citizenship — they serve on juries, in the U.S. military, pay taxes, and work hard to build safe, strong communities where they live. Despite this, the 670,000+ people who call D.C. home, the majority of whom are Black and Brown, have no vote on any decisions our Congress makes every day.

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To add insult to injury, every decision by local D.C. elected officials, from paving streets to funding schools to criminal justice reform, must be approved by Congress. This is a power that Congress frequently abuses, overriding the voice of the people time and again.

This is a clear case of voter suppression, and granting statehood to Washington, D.C. would end this injustice. Equality at the ballot box cannot be guaranteed until Congress grants the residents of D.C. the statehood they deserve, making them an equal part of our democratic process.

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