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Mayor Bowser Public Calendar for Friday, September 20, 2019

Friday, September 20, 2019 10:30 am Attend Urban Land Initiative Conference Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW Room 209 ABC Open Press *Closest Metro Station: Mt. Vernon Sq./7th St-Convention Center Station* *Closest Bus Lines: 70,79* 12 pm Unveil DC Statehood Art Activation Created By Local Artist & Residents Location: Parking […]

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Mayor Muriel Bowser to Unveil DC Statehood Art Activation Created By Local Artists and Residents

Thursday, September 19, 2019 Art unveiling to close out Historic DC Statehood Week On Friday, September 20, at 12 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser will unveil a special work of art highlighting the District’s call for statehood. The artwork was commissioned in August by Mayor Bowser, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic […]

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Mayor Bowser Public Calendar for Thursday, September 19, 2019

Thursday, September 19, 2019 10 am Deliver Testimony at Historic House Committee on Oversight and Reform Hearing on DC Statehood, Urging Congress to Grant DC Residents Their Full Democratic Rights by Making DC the 51st State Location: Capitol Hill 2154 Rayburn House Office Building 45 Independence Avenue, SW Open to Pre-Credentialed Press *Closest Metro Station: Capitol South […]

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Mayor Bowser Calls On Congress to Grant DC Residents Their Full Democratic Rights by Making Washington, DC the 51st State

Thursday, September 19, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee at a hearing on the Washington, DC Admission Act (H.R. 51), the first House hearing on DC statehood in over 25 years. H.R. 51 has been cosponsored by a record 219 Members. Below is the Mayor’s […]

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AG Racine Statement on Historic DC Statehood Hearing

September 19, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement on today’s landmark Congressional hearing on making the District of Columbia the 51st state: “I applaud Chairman Elijah E. Cummings and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton for holding this morning’s landmark hearing on H.R. 51, a bill to make the District […]

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Mayor Bowser Public Calendar for Thursday, September 19, 2019

Thursday, September 19, 2019 10 am Deliver Testimony at Historic House Committee on Oversight and Reform Hearing on DC Statehood, Urging Congress to Grant DC Residents Their Full Democratic Rights by Making DC the 51st State Location: Capitol Hill 2154 Rayburn House Office Building 45 Independence Avenue, SW Open to Pre-Credentialed Press *Closest Metro Station: Capitol South […]

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Mayor Bowser Weekly Press Guidance for Monday, September 16, 2019 – Sunday, September 22, 2019

Monday, September 16, 2019 This week, Mayor Bowser will host several events leading up to Thursday’s historic #DCStatehood hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia has built unprecedented support for statehood, garnering a record 219 House cosponsors for Congresswoman Eleanor Norton’s bill (H.R. 51) to make Washington, DC the 51st state. […]

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AG Racine Statement on Purdue Pharma Negotiations

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement on Purdue Pharma negotiations: “Purdue Pharma’s reckless, deceptive conduct generated billions in profits for the Sacklers, wreaked havoc on families, and pushed hundreds of thousands of Americans—including District residents—into a spiral of addiction and death. The victims and their families deserve to […]

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