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The House Representative Democrats Passed A Bill On Friday, 6/26/2020, To Make Washington, D.C. The 51st U.S. State. Washington, D.C Pays More Federal Taxes Than 22 States And Has A Population Of ~700,000 People, Which Is Larger Than Wyoming Or Vermont. The Bill, However, Is Seen By Some To Be Dead On Arrival In The Republican-Held Senate.

House passes bill to make Washington DC the 51st state

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/house-passes-bill-to-make-washington-dc-the-51st-state.html

Republicans in the Senate and White House oppose making Washington, D.C., the 51st state and giving its residents two senators.