{"id":104636,"date":"2021-01-27T11:32:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=104636"},"modified":"2021-01-27T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T21:57:07","slug":"sen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Tom Carper announces bill to give D.C. statehood"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=104636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1214194278-315x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2360917\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2360917\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2360917 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1214194278-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2360917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; MAY 20: Senator Tom Carper, (D-DE) and ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, speaks during a hearing, May 20, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler will face questions as his agency faces legal challenges and criticism for easing enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic and rolling back vehicle emissions rules. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 1:15 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, January 27, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduces a bill aimed at making Washington D.C. a state.<\/p>\n<p>Carper took to Twitter Wednesday to discuss his efforts to &#8220;give the over 700,000 D.C. residents a voice, vote and full representation in Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For years, I have fought alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EleanorNorton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EleanorNorton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MayorBowser<\/a> to make <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCStatehood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCStatehood<\/a> a reality and to give the over 700,000 D.C. residents a voice, vote, and full representation in Congress. <\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#039;m proud to introduce <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/S51?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#S51<\/a> to make D.C. the 51st state in our Union. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PFBHULC6lj\">pic.twitter.com\/PFBHULC6lj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Tom Carper (@SenatorCarper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorCarper\/status\/1354430422999068672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The so-called &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/51\/text\">Washington D.C. Admissions Act<\/a>&#8216; has received support from several members of the Democrat party. However, Republicans are concerned making D.C. a state will place two more Democrats in the Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, we\u2019re introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/S51?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#S51<\/a> in the United States Senate because it is past time to make <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCStatehood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCStatehood<\/a> a reality. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XM5AcpR5gz\">https:\/\/t.co\/XM5AcpR5gz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1354533642106773504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats would need at least 60 votes in the upper chamber to pass the proposal, but they may only need a simple majority if the filibuster is abolished.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-gaetz-to-hold-rally-in-wyo-to-call-for-ousting-of-rep-cheney\/\">Rep. Gaetz To Hold Rally In Wyo. To Call For Ousting Of Rep. Cheney<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MAY 20: Senator Tom Carper, (D-DE) &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181153,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1214194278-315x210.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. Tom Carper announces bill to give D.C. statehood","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1214194278-315x210.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. 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