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Topic-by-Topic Coverage (DC Voting Rights)
Recent News & Analysis
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Recent Commentary
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Recent News Stories
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10/28/09
DC Voting Rights unlikely to move with defense bill
Congressional Democrats are leaning strongly against attaching D.C. Voting Rights legislation to a must-pass defense spending bill, as the complex politics of gun rights and a crowded appropriations schedule have closed off another potential avenue for the stalled local priority.
6/19/09
Steele calls on Obama to support DC voting rights
An unexpected voice is calling on President Barack Obama to support D.C. voting rights in Congress by putting the city's "Taxation Without Representation" license plates on White House vehicles. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, a Washington native, challenged Obama on Friday. Steele told WTOP radio that he's willing to place the "Taxation Without Representation" plates on his own vehicle.
6/13/09
D.C. Voting Rights
OPINION: The push for voting rights for the District of Columbia has stalled because -- or so congressional leaders say -- city officials can't agree on a course of action. Let's be clear about who really is at fault.
6/10/09
Gun provision foils D.C. voting rights bill
The District's decades-long quest for a voting member in the U.S. House of Representatives got longer Tuesday. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said the bill was on hold indefinitely, conceding that Democratic Party leaders are stymied by an amendment to the measure that would scale back the city's tough anti-gun laws.
4/22/09
Gun Amendment Assailed at Capitol Hill Rally
Proponents of a D.C. voting rights bill demonstrated on a Capitol Hill street corner yesterday to protest an amendment that would strip the city of its authority to regulate guns.
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