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Gray, Norton Protest Loss of 'Committee of the Whole' House Vote
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washingtonpost.com |
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011 |
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Ben Pershing |
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Calling the impending Republican move an "absolutely outrageous insult," Gray asked for "600,000 warriors on the Hill" to fight for the cause of D.C. voting rights.
Speaking to reporters later, Gray compared District residents' fight to the American Revolution and said D.C. must be willing to escalate the battle. Asked whether he would be willing to get arrested for the cause of voting rights, Gray said, "I'm willing to do whatever it takes."
Norton, for her part, warned that Wednesday's vote could just be the opening salvo by Republicans in what could become "a full-scale war on home rule for the District of Columbia."
"When they strip you of the only vote you have ever had on the House floor, will you take it lying down?" Norton asked the crowd. "No!" they shouted back.
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