Rep. Cohen Votes for District of Columbia Statehood
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 26:
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) voted for H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act, making 66 of the 68 square miles of the present federal district a state.
The vote on passage was 232 to 180.
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"I enthusiastically voted for D.C. statehood because it's the right thing to do. I have supported D.C. statehood since I was in the Tennessee Sta . . .
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) voted for H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act, making 66 of the 68 square miles of the present federal district a state.
The vote on passage was 232 to 180.
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"I enthusiastically voted for D.C. statehood because it's the right thing to do. I have supported D.C. statehood since I was in the Tennessee Sta . . .