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Voting Rights for DC
2008-12-19T07:36:08-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTk0XC8yODI5NzMtMDQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Eleanor Holmes Norton talked about her bill, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act, which would grant the District of Columbia a full-voting member in the U.S. House and also increase the number of congressional seats in the state of Utah from 3 to 4. A similar bill passed in the House in April 2007 but was stopped by a 57-43-filibuster vote on September 18, 2007, three votes of the 60 votes required. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
Eleanor Holmes Norton talked about her bill, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act, which would grant the District of Co…
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Eleanor Holmes Norton talked about her bill, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act, which would grant the District of Columbia a full-voting member in the U.S. House and also increase the number of congressional seats in the state of Utah from 3 to 4. A similar bill passed in the House in April 2007 but was stopped by a 57-43-filibuster vote on September 18, 2007, three votes of the 60 votes required. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
Eleanor Holmes Norton talked about her bill, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act, which would grant the District of Co… read more
Eleanor Holmes Norton talked about her bill, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act, which would grant the District of Columbia a full-voting member in the U.S. House and also increase the number of congressional seats in the state of Utah from 3 to 4. A similar bill passed in the House in April 2007 but was stopped by a 57-43-filibuster vote on September 18, 2007, three votes of the 60 votes required. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
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