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Article: REP. YOUNG VOTES AGAINST WASHINGTON VOTING RIGHTS BILL

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April 19, 2007
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Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska (at large), issued the following press release:

Congressman for All Alaska Don Young voted against a bill today that would give Washington, D.C. a full-voting Member of Congress. H.R. 1905, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 would allow the lone Delegate from D.C. to vote on the floor of the United States House of Representatives for all votes. Currently they are only permitted to vote in the Committee of the Whole. This bill also allows for one Member from Utah to be added as well, bringing the total number of Representatives to 437.

"Giving the District of Columbia voting rights would be unconstitutional," stated Congressman Young. "It was ...

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