Is DC statehood a chess piece in a broader Democratic political game?
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The House passed a bill last week to morph the District of Columbia into Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Douglass, as in Frederick Douglass, the famed famed abolitionist who lived in the city. But Republicans view the D.C. statehood bill as a nefarious, Democratic, political gambit.
When Rep. Tommy D’Alesandro, D-Md., served in Congress, the nation’s capital lacked "home rule." Congress served as a sort of super city council over Washington, D.C. Congress even set up key committees devoted to overseeing Washington, D.C. D’Alesandro chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia. Pelosi says her father "did not like" that he was often referred to as the Washington, D.C., "mayor," just because he controlled the purse strings. Now Pelosi, and many other Democrats, are pushing for the District of Columbia to become the 51st state.More Related News