Sen. Ron Johnson rails against DC statehood as power grab for the 'elite group of people here'
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Sen. Ron Johnson seemed to suggest that one reason why Washington, D.C., residents shouldn't be granted statehood is because they are too "elite" – a point that was quickly rebuked by Mayor Muriel Bowser during a Senate hearing Tuesday on whether to make D.C. the 51st state.
"This seems like just a naked power grab," Johnson, R-Wis., said Tuesday of D.C.'s longtime quest to become a state. "This an elite group of people here that have a vested interest in the power of the federal government," Johnson added. "And I think that is one of the issues that we need to address when we're talking about whether we should grant statehood in the District Columbia."More Related News