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Last month, House Democrats took steps to enfranchise more than 700,000 Americans by holding a historic hearing on making D.C. the 51st state. President Biden, Mayor Bowser, Stacey Abrams, and a growing majority of the American people support D.C. statehood – but Republicans in Congress are still fighting tooth and nail to stop it, simply because they think it would hurt them politically. Here's why that is unacceptable:
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The GOP's refusal to grant D.C. statehood is voter suppression – plain and simple. Over 700,000 people call D.C. home – more than the populations of Wyoming or Vermont. But their voices are SILENCED in the House and Senate.
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The lack of voting representatives in Congress is taxation without representation, and it has left more than 700,000 Americans subject to watered-down relief packages, inadequate defense, and increased barriers to essential needs like health care – all of which disproportionately affect Black Americans, who make up nearly half of D.C.'s population.
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We cannot let the GOP continue to disenfranchise tax-paying Americans for political gain. Team, you've been identified as a highly informed Democrat in DC, and we're counting on you to take a stand for voting rights. We need 23 more people from xxxxxx to speak out before midnight: Tell Congress to make Washington, D.C. a state!
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Click here to add your name to tell Congress to make Washington, D.C. a state!
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