House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined with other Democrat leaders Thursday in pushing for D.C. statehood ahead of a Friday vote in the House, saying making the city the country's 51st state would right a “grave injustice.”“Tomorrow we will right this grave injustice which is an affront to our democracy,” Pelosi said at a news conference. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., noted that the D.C. statehood bill, which calls for D.C. to become the 51st state, has 226 co-sponsors. 51, The Washington, D.C. Statehood Act, passes the House, it would be the first time such legislation had made it through Congress. The last time a D.C. statehood bill was voted on was 1993. Hoyer voted against that bill, but Pelosi voted for it.

Source: Fox News June 25, 2020 21:45 UTC