Part of Harry Reids stalling tactic until after the midterms.
Via WUSA
The long-dormant debate over statehood for the District of Columbia is about to be revived on Capitol Hill.
A Senate committee announced Monday that it will hold a hearing next week on a bill that would make the District the nation’s 51st state. Next Monday’s hearing will be the first on statehood for the nation’s capital in more than 20 years.