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    Statehood for Washington, DC, passes House for first time

    by Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times Jun 26, 2020 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives voted Friday to make Washington, D.C., a state - the first time in history the proposal has passed a chamber of Congress.

    The bill, decades in the making, passed the House by a 232-180 vote, almost completely along party lines, with one Democrat voting no, and no Republicans joining the majority.

    That is likely where the fight for statehood ends, at least for now. It has little chance of being considered by the Senate, and the

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