Earlier this week, I joined other members of the DC Statehood Congressional Delegation in Annapolis, Maryland providing testimony before the Rules and Nominations Committee in the Maryland General Assembly for a Resolution they are considering in support of DC Statehood. Our thanks go to Delegate Gabriel Acevero, and the co-sponsors of HJ0007. Delegate Acevero believes in equality for all, and this is why one of his first pieces of legislation was helping bring equality to over 700,000 residents in Washington DC. We are optimistic, and I will keep you posted on developments of this joint Resolution in the Maryland General Assembly.
Yesterday, hundreds showed up to support DC Statehood Day in Congress, a big shout-out to DC Vote for organizing. Our volunteers were happy to hear from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser https://youtu.be/ht8RwttZE-k that Virginia Senator Mark Warner is co-sponsoring our DC Statehood Bill in the Senate (a Bill that should be introduced by the end of this week). This makes for a very good week for #DCStatehood. You will remember that H.R.51 was introduced earlier this year in the House of Representatives. That Bill now has 197 co-sponsors (we expect it will have over 218 before the year is over).
I also want to thank the many volunteers that helped push DC Statehood during the DNC Winter Meetings in DC. Very thankful for the huge support from DNC Chairman Tom Perez. Here is a video I captured of the Chairman speaking at the meeting: https://youtu.be/AgCt6n-qs4M
Thank you
Franklin Garcia
US Representative (Shadow) for the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW C-09
Washington DC 20004
202-727-9110 (Office)
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