[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E112]
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              OPPOSITION TO H.J. RES. 24 AND H.J. RES. 26

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 9, 2023

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.J. Res. 24 and 
H.J. Res. 26 which would nullify legislation enacted by the D.C. 
Council.
  Our constituents did not elect us to get involved in the local 
politics of our nation's capital city. Yet, House Republicans think 
it's appropriate to waste Congress's time to weigh in on D.C. politics 
instead of getting to work for the American people to cap insulin costs 
for everyone, make the wealthiest and the biggest corporations pay 
their fair share in taxes, or strengthen Social Security and Medicare.
  The topic of H.J. Res. 26 is a dispute between the Mayor of D.C. and 
the D.C. Council, and Congress should not be involved. Congress does 
not have the authority to pass such a resolution for Minnesota or any 
other state--a power it would not have over D.C. and its 700,000 
residents if it was rightly granted statehood.
  Mr. Speaker, it is telling that a month into the 118th Congress, 
House Republicans have nothing to offer the American public but to 
waste their time with political stunts like this.
  It should be rejected.

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