Republicans Argue D.C. Statehood Slippery Slope To District One Day Becoming Own Planet
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WASHINGTON-Speaking out against H.R. 51, which has now cleared the House and made its way to the Senate, congressional Republicans argued Friday that granting Washington, D.C. statehood would be a slippery slope to the District one day becoming its own planet. If the tiny District of Columbia is admitted as the 51st...