“I have always felt that the District of Columbia should be the model of perfection in municipal government and showplace for our Nation for all who visit the National Capital to see… As a result of ratification of the 23rd Amendment, the people of the District are now able to vote for President and Vice President. This is not enough. They should also be entitled to representation in the Congress.”


Former Senator Prescott Bush (R-CT, father of President George H.W. Bush), speaking before the Senate in 1961


 
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Day 100: Harris Reflects

Vice President Kamala Harris is on a domestic tour to promote the American Jobs Plan and ruminate on the Administration’s first 100 days and next steps with the people themself.

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Day 99: On the Road

With an 85 percent approval rating on his performance at his first Presidential Address to Congress, yesterday, President Joe Biden traveled to Georgia to seal his first 100 days in a mini-series of rallies to promote his multi-trillion dollar American Jobs and American Families plans.

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Day 98: Presidential Address to Congress

President Joe Biden summed up his first 100 days, expounding on what he means by “build back better” and delivering good news about the economy, in his first address to Congress. A longtime Senator for Delaware (1973-2009), he said being in chambers again was like “home.”

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Day 97: Un-Mask

Small groups of vaccinated people may now gather in the United States, President Joe Biden said today from the North Lawn of the White House, echoing an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control.

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Day 96: Workforce Support

With Mental Health Awareness Month approaching at the close of his first 100 days, President Joe Biden issues an executive order to send in reinforcements for the American workforce, a task force led by Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Day 93: World Intellectual Property Day

President Joe Biden celebrated small businesses and World Intellectual Property Day today from the White House, issuing a proclamation recognizing, “the innovators and creators who enrich our lives and create the products, services, companies, and industries of tomorrow.”

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Day 92: Earth Passes Statehood

On this, the 51st Earth Day celebration, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, with a 216-208 vote.

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Day 91: Next Phase

The White House is prepping for a slowed interest in vaccines. President Joe Biden announced today incentives to reach workforce Americans that include paid time off for vaccination appointments and any sick days needed afterwards.

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Day 90: Biden Backs Statehood

With ten days left the Office of Management and Budget backs DC Statehood. “The Administration strongly supports H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act,” they said, via a statement of administration policy.

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Day 89: Hopeful News

The weekend of mass shootings followed another week of rising Covid cases, however, the Biden-Harris Administration remains confident in their rollout. “I want to tell you today that things are about to get a whole lot easier,” Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, a senior member of the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team, said via teleconference today.

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Day 85: Biden Responds to Russia

United States President Joe Biden announced new sanctions against Russia, expelling diplomatic personnel from the embassy in Washington, D.C. and blocking debt leverage in the primary market.

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Day 84: Markup Committee Approves HR51

The Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51) was advanced today in a 25-19 vote, concluding the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s markup of the bill. It next goes to the Committee on Rules and then to the House Floor for a full chamber vote, both expected to occur next week.

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Day 83: Ending Forever Wars

Capitol Police Officer William Evans lies in honor today, after he was killed on duty at the Campus. “He was defined by his dignity, his decency, his loyalty, and his courage,” President Joe Biden said from the Rotunda.

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Day 82: American Infrastructure

Building back better requires foundational strength, according to the latest priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration. The President is steadfastly promoting the logistics of the American Jobs Plan, including a semiconductor manufacturing competition with China, and pausing only to recognize Daunte Wright and the unrest in Minnesota.

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Day 79: Supreme Court Commission

Whilst the world mourns the deaths today of Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and Earl “DMX” Simmons — royalty in his own right — President Joe Biden set a somber tone for his campaign trail promise to “see what recommendations” may be made for an “out of whack” U.S. court system.

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Day 78: Biden Goes for Gun Control

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden spoke today about the “epidemic” of gun violence in the United States, calling it a public health crisis and laying out steps the administration is taking to fund prevention programs across several agencies.

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Day 77: Virginia Passes Voting Rights Law

The House and Senate in Virginia approved changes to the state’s voting rights laws today, making Old Dominion the “first state in the nation to enact its own version of the voting rights act,” according to a statement from the Governor’s office.

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Day 76: Bucking Restrictions

As the temperature warms, so does the debate about voting rights, vaccine passports and precisely what is this freedom we’re striving for when we reach President Joe Biden’s July 4th goal of a quaint Independence Day celebration, among family and friends?

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