House Democrats passed a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st U.S. state. The bill is unlikely to advance in the Republican-led Senate
The initiative passed in the Democratic-controlled House by a vote of 232-180, with no Republicans supporting it.
Indeed, voters in the city of Washington have elected only Democratic mayors. Creating a state out of Washington would likely make it more difficult for Republicans to win majorities in the Senate. Proponents say Washington’s 700,000 inhabitants - more than Vermont and Wyoming - have no voice in the federal government, despite paying federal taxes.
Local anger over the district’s status flared up most recently during the coronavirus pandemic. Washington received $500 million for its pandemic response, compared with the $1.2 billion the federal government accorded to each of the 50 states.
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