Bullet Points about DC Voting Representation in Congress

When creating your letters-to-the-editor, you may find some of the following bullet points useful. Our Web site is full of other pieces of information you can use in your letters too.

• Democracy is a birthright for all Americans, including those living in America's capital: Washington, DC.



• District residents have no vote in either the U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives.



• Law abiding people should not be taxed without representation. District residents pay the second highest federal income taxes per capita in the country (only residents of Connecticut pay higher per capita taxes.)



• District residents have always served our nation when called to defend democracy. In fact, DC lost more people in the Vietnam War than 10 other states.



• The District of Columbia has nearly 80,000 more people living in it (572,059) than the entire state of Wyoming (493,782) and is close in population to six other states: Alaska - 626,932; Delaware - 783,600; Montana - 902,195; North Dakota - 642,200; South Dakota - 754,844; and Vermont - 608,827.



• Without a vote in Congress, District citizens are denied a voice in decisions that affect every aspect of their daily lives - including public health, safety, education, economic policies and home ownership.



• The United States of America is the only democratic nation in the world to deny citizens living in the nation's capitol representation in the national legislature.

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