President Biden has said he supports D.C.'s statehood, but not its right to govern itself. The issue is politically charged for both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Some Republican senators have raised concerns that there's not enough miners and loggers in D.C. What vital industries would the new state of Washington represent? Lobbying bureaucracy?
DC is baby.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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