all of us join in saluting congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who has been the patron saint of d.c. statehood since she came to congress. she has been tireless, persistent, and dissatisfied. she has built historic support for this bill which passed in the previous congress with 235 votes. i rise the speaker of the house of representatives who join the colleagues on this momentous day for american democracy as we write an historic injustice by passing legislation to finally grant washington d.c. statehood. statehood for the district of columbia is about showing respect for our democracy, for the american people, and for our constitution. that constitution begins with our preamble, we, the people. setting out our founder's vision of a government of, by, and for the people. yet for more than two centuries the people of washington, d.c., have been denied their right to fully participate in their democracy. d.c., as the gentlewoman from mentioned, congresswoman norton mentioned, pays more federal taxes per capita than any other state. it's budget is larger than 12 states. it's population

ve, the delegate or the district of columbia, eleanor holmes norton. welcome to washington journal. guest: thank you. great to be with you this morning. host: your bill on d.c. statehood is hr 51. it is likely ready for a vote, possibly early next week in the u.s. house. tell us why d.c. should be a state. guest: yes. 54 -- 54% of the u.s. people believe that d.c. should be a state. your nation's capital should be a state because it is in every way like every state. in some ways, it is more of a state than many states. it pays the residents -- residents pay that highest federal tax per capita in the united states. that makes us overqualified for statehood. the district pays -- the district enjoys the expansiveness -- we have more residents than two states. we pay more to support the federal government and yet -- then 21 states. -- than 21 states. there is no reason to take them more than 700,000 residents of the district of columbia and denied them the full benefit of statehood, which would mean that the congress could no longer interfere in the local affairs of the district of colu

all of us join in saluting congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who has been the patron saint of d.c. statehood since she came to congress. she has been tireless, persistent, and dissatisfied. she has built historic support for this bill which passed in the previous congress with 235 votes. i rise the speaker of the house of representatives who join the colleagues on this momentous day for american democracy as we write an historic injustice by passing legislation to finally grant washington d.c. statehood. statehood for the district of columbia is about showing respect for our democracy, for the american people, and for our constitution. that constitution begins with our preamble, we, the people. setting out our founder's vision of a government of, by, and for the people. yet for more than two centuries

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let me thank and commend my colleague, eleanor holmes norton, for all of her decades of work. it is time to vote yes on statehood for the district of columbia. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois yields back. the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from kentucky virginia tech. mr. comer: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. making d.c. a city state is unconstitutional, it's impractical, and supplies in the face of the founder's intent. james madison said it simheff in the federalist papers. unfortunately our colleagues across the aisle are trying to make this about race. i thought it was inevitable and sad and unfortunate. let's look at data. in 1800 this was -- this city was a white majority. 10,600, 4,000 african-american residents. then 150 years later in 1950, 517,000 white residents to 280 thousand african-american residents. so for 150 years this was a white majority city and there was no ser

let me thank and commend my colleague, eleanor holmes norton, for all of her decades of work. it is time to vote yes on statehood for the district of columbia. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois yields back. the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from kentucky virginia tech. mr. comer: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. making d.c. a city state is unconstitutional, it's impractical, and supplies in the face of the founder's intent. james madison said it simheff in the federalist papers. unfortunately our colleagues across the aisle are trying to make this about race. i thought it was inevitable and sad and unfortunate. let's look at data. in 1800 this was -- this city was a white majority. 10,600, 4,000 african-american residents. then 150 years later in 1950, 517,000 white residents to 280 thousand african-american residents. so for 150 years this was a white majority city and there was no ser

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let me thank and commend my colleague, eleanor holmes norton, for all of her decades of work. it is time to vote yes on statehood for the district of columbia. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois yields back. the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from kentucky virginia tech. mr. comer: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. making d.c. a city state is unconstitutional, it's impractical, and supplies in the face of the founder's intent. james madison said it simheff in the federalist papers. unfortunately our colleagues across the aisle are trying to make this about race. i thought it was inevitable and sad and unfortunate. let's look at data. in 1800 this was -- this city was a white majority. 10,600, 4,000 african-american residents. then 150 years later in 1950, 517,000 white residents to 280 thousand african-american residents. so for 150 years this was a white majority city and there was no ser

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congresswoman eleanor holmes norton, we are going to continue to follow this.enator tim scott will give a response to president biden's speech to congress next week. this is, both, a reward and a risk. on a few rare occasions, young party stars have used this response to make a mark. >> a vision of america that says we can rebuild to a stronger economy. we can create better and more secure jobs. and we can really put this country back to work. >> our objective tonight is not to disagree with our president and his party. though, our differences are many. like all americans, we must celebrate any success that builds a better future. >> it should be no different in our nation's capital. we may come from different sides of the political aisle but our joint commitment to the ideals of this nation cannot be negotiable. >> for most politicians, this is a great chance of that moment turning into a meme. nancy pelosi and chuk schumer, went viral on twitter after they were likened to the famous painting. though, to be fair, it is hard to share a podium with someone, that

. >> delegate eleanor holmes norton, if washington d.c.d be a state, it would be called the washington douglas commonwealth and the rest of the washington d.c. becoming its own state. republicans speaking out against the measure on the house floor including from neighboring virginia, congressman bob goode. >> i rise in opposition for the democrats to increase power at the expense of longstanding american traditions and the constitution. sadly, this is not at all surprising. democrats made it clear that american institutions don't stand in their way of advancing their political agenda at all costs. they want to pack the supreme court, eliminate election integrity, defund the police and d.c. statehood is the next step. this is an unconstitutional power grab designed to give democrats more votes to pass their radical socialist agenda. as the majority leader said it's about two senators not about principle. the district of columbia has served as a federal district over 200 years. the framers understood the importance of federal and state gover

there is no reason why the gentlelady, who sits in front of me, eleanor holmes norton, who is an extraordinaryinary patriot, who served her nation so incredibly well, and is elected by those 700,000 people, why she is less than we. because eleanor holmes norton cannot vote on final passage of a bill. i did as majority leader at least give her the respect and the respect of others who are representatives of their particular areas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern marianas the right to vote in the committee of the whole. to let them know at least in that small way we wanted to give voice to the folks they represent. so i rise in strong support of this rule. we passed these bills before. republicans opposed them before. and they'll oppose them again. i'm not surprised. madam speaker, before i -- i want to speak about another issue. we're anticipating the republican leader to offer a privileged resolution. his resolution is being used by republicans to deposit a moral equivalence between a comment by the gentlelady from california standing up for justice and peaceful protests and re

representation in the house, essentially allowing delicate eleanor holmes norton to become congresswomanrepresentative eleanor holmes norton, and having a vote on the house floor. is that a workable compromise for you? having voting rights just in the house? caller: why should that happen? i mean, you have states like wyoming, like north dakota, they have even less as far as population than d.c., and all of that population is represented with two senators. you could say, ok, let's -- i don't know, maybe we can just have one senator each, both d.c. and north dakota and wyoming, with very small populations, but , no, we should also have representation in the senate. again, why should this be a concern? if that is the concern, restructure what you stand for or expand your base. expand your base so you can still win those posts in the senate. host: we will stay in d.c. with isaac. good morning. caller: good. thank you for taking my call. host: go ahead. caller: i am a southeast d.c. resident, born and raised in d.c. there is a truth a lot of people do not want to deal with. there have been n

one of them is my next guest, eleanor holmes norton who represents the district in congress where sheon the house oversight and transportation committees. welcome. >> good to be with another native washington. >> to have the support of the president of the united states, the house passed the bill last year on statehood, but a republican senate blocked it. how does it feel to get this bill this far knowing that it's in a far different position than a year ago, and having the kind of support you see from not just democrats but the president himself? >> well, the president's support is emblematic of the broad support we're having. look what we have done. 54% of the america people now support statehood. how did that happen? it happened because the hearings themselves educated americans about what they didn't know about their own nation's capital, that the people that live here, more than 700,000 of us don't have the same rights they have, so now you have the bill supported by 57% in the swing states, and we have across the board support, we have men and women -- we have black and white. >

eleanor holmes norton is a shadow congresswoman, but she doesn't have a vote on the floor. she can be in committees. there's no senators represented in the senate. they say it's not fair to live here. republicans say on substance that's what the founders wanted. that's what they wanted to have, this place that was not a state to be the center of government. and as you point out there, they believe this is all about trying to keep hold of power for democrats that have a slim hold right now. >> martha: yesterday i put this question to scott bolden, the former head of the dnc. watch this. if the district of columbia was overwhelmingly red based on everything about the need for representation, would you be on this program pushing for two more republican senators from the district of columbia? >> you know what? that's a loaded question. i'm an attorney. >> martha: it's an honest question. >> i don't know what i would do. >> martha: he laughed, you know? right there it's clear what this is all about. they see an opportunity here, no doubt, to have that advantage. as you point out

eleanor holmes norton who represents the district in congress when she serves on the house oversightand transportation infrastructure committees. congresswoman, it is such a treat to have you and it is always good to be with you. welcome. >> good to be with another native washington in. >> absolutely. well look, this is exciting stuff. no matter how you cut it, to see this legislation move the way it has, to have the support of the president of the united states. the house passed a bill last year on statehood but a republican senate blocked it. how does it feel to get this bill this far knowing that it is in a far different position that it was a year ago? and having the kind of support that you see from not just democrats but the president himself? >> while the president support is emblematic of the broad support we're having. and look what we have done. 54% of the american people now support statehood. how did that happen? it happened because the hearings themselves educate educated america and what they didn't know about their own nation's capital. the people who lived here more t

plus delegate eleanor holmes norton will talk about infrastructure goals in the american jobs act and d.c. statehood efforts. watch "washington journal" live at 7:30 eastern and be sure to watch saturday morning at 9:00 eastern as we look back 50 years on the bay of pigs anniversary. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, text, and tweets. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span two viewers asked a public service. the senate judiciary committee held a confirmation hearing for kristin clark to be assistant attorney general for civil rights and todd can to be the assistant -- todd kim to be assistant attorney general for the environment and natural resources. this is two and a half hours. -- confirmation hearing for kri sten clarke to be assistant attorney general for civil rights. senator durbin: good morning. this hearing will come to order. the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of krist

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ve, the delegate or the district of columbia, eleanor holmes norton. welcome to washington journal. guest: thank you. great to be with you this morning. host: your bill on d.c. statehood is hr 51. it is likely ready for a vote, possibly early next week in the u.s. house. tell us why d.c. should be a state. guest: yes. 54 -- 54% of the u.s. people believe

delegate eleanor holmes norton will talk about infrastructure in the american jobs act and to d.c. statehood ever -- efforts. watch live, 7 a.m. eastern thursday morning and be sure to walk -- look back as we take a look at the bay of pigs anniversary when cuban exiles launched a failed invasion to overthrow the communist government of fidel castro in cuba. join the conversation with your facebook comments, texts, and tweet. -- tweets. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government created by american television cable companies in 1979. today were