CONSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES RAISED

BY D.C. STATEHOOD

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISCAL AFFAIRS

AND HEALTH

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

THE LEGAL, CONSTITUTIONAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES RAISED IN

CONNECTION WITH D.C. STATEHOOD AND BILL H.R. 325

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RONALD V. DELLUMS, California, Chairman WALTER E. FAUNTROY,

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, Connecticut District of Columbia

STANFORD E. (STAN) PARRIS, Virginia
ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky

THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia
FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California LARRY COMBEST, Texas
WILLIAM H. GRAY III, Pennsylvania
MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland
MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California
ALAN D. WHEAT, Missouri

EDWARD C. SYLVESTER, Jr., Staff Director
JOHN GNORSKI, Minority Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISCAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, District of Columbia, Chairman RONALD V. DELLUMS, California

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, Connecticut FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California STANFORD E. (STAN) PARRIS, Virginia WILLIAM H. GRAY III, Pennsylvania THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia