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Lawmakers call for Washington, D.C., statehood following U.S. Capitol attack

Name: Lawmakers call for Washington, D.C., statehood following U.S. Capitol attack
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T21:09:59-0500
Duration: 8 min 11 s
Description: Lawmakers are renewing calls for D.C. statehood following last week's attack on the U.S. Capitol. Under federal law, U.S. presidents have control over the D.C. National Guard and D.C. police department. The district's congresswoman, Eleanor Holmes Norton, has now re-introduced a bill that could make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. She joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

Lawmakers are renewing calls for D.C. statehood following last week's attack on the U.S. Capitol. Under federal law, U.S. presidents have control over the D.C. National Guard and D.C. police department. The district's congresswoman, Eleanor Holmes Norton, has now re-introduced a bill that could make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. She joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.