Statehood bill to reach House floor on Thursday, Eleanor Holmes Norton optimistic

by Anna-Lysa Gayle

Sat, April 17th 2021, 3:10 AM UTC

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the District of Columbia statehood bill on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. As the House prepares to take up the issue of statehood for the District of Columbia, it was reported that a poll finds 54% of likely voters think D.C. should be a state, a record high level of support. (Photo by Carlos Barria-Pool/Getty Images)

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., right, accompanied by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., left, smiles as he speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. Hoyer will hold a vote on D.C. statehood on July 26. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. will hold a vote on D.C. statehood on July 26. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the District of Columbia statehood bill on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. As the House prepares to take up the issue of statehood for the District of Columbia, it was reported that a poll finds 54% of likely voters think D.C. should be a state, a record high level of support. (Photo by Carlos Barria-Pool/Getty Images)

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