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Senate GOP Holds Firm in Opposing Statehood for Nation’s Capital

Senate Republicans made clear Tuesday they were giving no ground in their opposition to making Washington, D.C., the 51st state, dashing chances of the legislation getting a vote in the chamber.

At a hearing on the topic at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, Republicans questioned the constitutionality of making the capital city a state.