Rep. Payne Votes for D.C. Statehood
April 23, 2021
April 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 22, 2021:
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for the Washington, D.C. Admission Act today. The bill (H.R. 51) would create a new state from the current District of Columbia named Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and a separate federal district that would contain the government buildings on or near the Capitol Mall and Capitol Building, such as the White House and Supreme C . . .
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for the Washington, D.C. Admission Act today. The bill (H.R. 51) would create a new state from the current District of Columbia named Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and a separate federal district that would contain the government buildings on or near the Capitol Mall and Capitol Building, such as the White House and Supreme C . . .