After long fight, DC wins right to a statue in the Capitol Building
<p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="Simms">Simms</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dwight">Dwight</span> <span word="Yoakam">Yoakam</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="building">building</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="Frederick">Frederick</span> <span word="Douglass">Douglass</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Building">Building</span></p><p><span word="JUNE">JUNE</span> <span word="SIMMS">SIMMS</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="DC">DC</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="statehood">statehood</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p><span word="Lawmakers">Lawmakers</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="permitting">permitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Washingtonian">Washingtonian</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Frederick">Frederick</span> <span word="Douglass">Douglass</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Statuary">Statuary</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="Lee">Lee</span>. <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Kamehameha">Kamehameha</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="statues">statues</span>. <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="DC">DC</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="representative">representative</span>, <span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="Norton">Norton</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="committees">committees</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Norton">Norton</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="statuary">statuary</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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