One of the great enduring political injustices in the United States is the continuing denial to residents of Washington, D.C. of voting representation in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Currently, Eleanor Holmes-Norton is D.C.'s delegate to the House; voted into office just like a representative, she can vote in committee but not in general floor votes. Similarly, D.C. has "shadow senators" who can lobby other members of the Senate on D.C.'s behalf but cannot vote.
One of the organizations working to end this untenable state of affairs is D.C. Vote. Their website is here.
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