Harriet Hageman: “Congress oversees Washington, D.C.”

“… in Washington, D.C. and what the president has done, and it's my understanding that he has 30 days to do this, and then Congress must act. But keep in mind, Congress oversees Washington, D.C. that's one of the reasons when they talk about D.C. statehood and things, you'd have to change the Constitution in order to do that. D.C. is not a state.” (04:00–04:03)

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