Rep. Young Issues Statement Following Vote on Washington, D.C. Statehood
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following statement regarding "no" vote on the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51):
"Our founders never intended for Washington, D.C. to become a state. Our Nation's Capital was meant to be an independent federal district, and for that reason, our Capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. in the eighteenth century. The bill passed out of the House today is very flawed. First and foremost, t . . .
"Our founders never intended for Washington, D.C. to become a state. Our Nation's Capital was meant to be an independent federal district, and for that reason, our Capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. in the eighteenth century. The bill passed out of the House today is very flawed. First and foremost, t . . .