Schumer says D.C. statehood is a priority, a first for Senate Democrats
By Fenit Nirappil and Fenit Nirappil Reporter covering D.C. government and politics Email Bio Follow Jenna Portnoy Jenna Portnoy Reporter covering Virginia, Maryland and D.C. congressional delegations Email Bio Follow March 7 at 4:10 PM Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday made D.C. statehood a priority for the Democratic caucus for the first time.
“Even though we don’t talk about it enough, we have a population larger than two states living here in Washington, D.C., without full congressional representation,” Schumer said in a Senate floor speech Thursday. Sen. Mark R. Warner announced his support for D.C. statehood last week, joining 28 other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus. In the House, a record 200 Democrats have endorsed the idea, along with Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
Still, no Republicans have signed on to the measure in the House or in the Senate, which is controlled by the GOP.“A wave of momentum is sweeping across the country for D.C. statehood,” said Eleanor Holmes Norton , the District’s nonvoting delegate in the House. “The strong Schumer and Pelosi endorsements, and the 200 co-sponsors in the House for D.C. statehood, are among the indicators that the American people want to right the historic wrong for over 200 years of disenfranchisement.
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