Proponents of Washington, D.C., statehood see promise for the stalled initiative if Democrats win control of the Senate in November.
Burch said he sees the statehood issue could be an issue that could help Biden get other legislation passed down the road.
Most Republican senators are wary of the idea, calling it unconstitutional and a power grab by Democrats. GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski, however, has a unique perspective on the matter being from Alaska — a former territory that was granted statehood in 1959. Burch and other statehood activists have now set their sights on the Senate now that they’ve cleared the hurdle in the House. He said the next step is “rounding up the remaining Democrats in the Senate to figure out how to get them to cosponsor the statehood bill and to figure out for those who aren't why they won't do it”
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