Ahead of Flag Day, Mayor Bowser Directs 51-Star Flags Displayed Along Pennsylvania Avenue

(Washington, DC) Right now, forward of Flag Day, Mayor Muriel Bowser directed 51-star flags to be displayed alongside Pennsylvania Avenue and issued the next assertion concerning DC statehood:

“Right now, forward of Flag Day, I directed our staff to hold 51-star flags alongside Pennsylvania Avenue as a reminder to Congress and the nation that the 700,000 tax-paying Americans dwelling in Washington, DC demand to be acknowledged. On Flag Day, we have a good time American beliefs, American historical past, and American liberty. However the very basis of these beliefs, and the idea for our liberty, is illustration. DC’s disenfranchisement is a stain on American democracy – a 220-year-old flawed that calls for to be righted. The U.S. Home of Representatives has already handed the Washington, DC Admission Act, and now the U.S. Senate should do the identical.

“As People nationwide brace for a choice on the way forward for Roe v. Wade, we’re additionally reminded that DC’s disenfranchisement impacts not simply People dwelling in DC, however People nationwide who share our values. Whereas the stakes are even greater for Washingtonians, we stand shoulder to shoulder with nearly all of People who imagine in a girl’s proper to decide on. We additionally stand shoulder to shoulder with nearly all of People demanding frequent sense gun reforms, and with nearly all of People who wish to construct a extra inclusive democracy.

“We’re at an inflection level for American democracy, and it’s throughout the Senate’s energy to do the precise factor, embrace illustration, and transfer DC statehood ahead to the President’s desk.”

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