For Immediate Release
Contact: Tanzi West Barbour
Director of Communications
Statement from Bo Shuff, Executive Director, DC Vote
DC Vote Welcomes the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington to the Coalition for Statehood
Nonprofit’s National and Local Organizations Join the Campaign for DC Statehood
“Today is a momentous day for DC Statehood as we join Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton in welcoming Planned Parenthood Federation for America and Planned Parenthood for Metropolitan Washington into our collaborative family and work for Statehood for the District of Columbia. We are excited to have an organization known across the world for its education and advocacy for high-quality, affordable health care for all, join us. The National Coalition for Statehood https://www.dcvote.org/coalition includes local, regional and national organizations, representing millions of Americans. Together, we will make an impactful difference in ensuring that our mission to become the 51st state in this country is realized and we will forever have Equality for DC.”
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About DC Vote:
Founded in 1998, DC Vote is a national advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and securing equality for all who call DC home. DC Vote works to end taxation without representation for the people of DC, organizing locally and around the country. We envision a fairer America where every one of the 700,000 DC residents have the right to participate in the democracy like every other jurisdiction in the US, controlling our budget, passing our laws without Congressional interference, and having full and equal representation in the US House of Representatives and the US Senate.