FOX News Rundown Extra: What’s Behind The D.C. Statehood Movement?
On Thursday, the House voted on party lines to make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state.
Before that vote, host Lisa Brady spoke to Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and shadow D.C Senator Paul Strauss about the debate over D.C. statehood, why Democrats say it’s a civil rights issues and why Republicans call it nothing more than a “power grab.”
The two guests laid out both sides of the argument, addressed the constitutional questions involved and also gave their take on alternative ways for the residents of Washington D.C. to be better represented in our federal government.
Both conversations were informative and passionate, but we could not include everything either guest had to say in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our full conversation with both to Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and shadow D.C Senator Paul Strauss and learn more about this divisive issue.
