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Harriet Hageman: “D.C. is not a state.”

Featuring: Harriet Hageman, Republican | U.S. House Wyoming At-Large Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:15

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. D.C. is the location of the federal government. It was intended that would not be a state, that it would be specifically for the federal government. (03:15–04:11)

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