House Vote Friday Would Make D.C. The 51st State. Trump And The Senate Say No
The Democrats who control the House want to make a political point with a vote expected to confer statehood on the District of Columbia. The GOP opposes it.
House Democrats say they want to make a point on Friday by voting to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state even though the legislation is doomed.
For decades, Washington, D.C., license plates have bemoaned the District of Columbia's lack of statehood, reminding viewers in bold blue letters of its "taxation without representation."
Despite having a population larger than that of Vermont or
