The House is scheduled to soon hear new testimony in favor of granting Washington, DC, statehood and the right to real congressional representation. But the measure has no Republican support in the Senate, where it’s likely to die unless Democrats kill the filibuster rule.
While you’re here enjoying DonkeyHotey’s latest cartoon, please take a moment to read these articles on related topics:
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The cartoon above was created by DonkeyHotey for WhoWhatWhy from these images: Muriel Bowser caricature (DonkeyHotey / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), body (Amaury Laporte / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), John Barrasso caricature (DonkeyHotey / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), hat (Jacob Nelson / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), cowboy (LBJ Library / Flickr), and logo (District of Columbia).
Related front page panorama photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy District of Columbia.