This is some interesting news. There is a bill before Congress to give the District of Columbia a congressional representative with voting rights. The bill would effectively increase the number of representatives in the House to 437. The additional House seat would go to Utah, giving it a total of four. This is part of a deal that ensures that both the Democrats and Republicans gain a seat, thus having each cancel the other out. The Utah legislature is currently redrawing there maps to allow for a fourth legislative district. The measure has bipartisan support and incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to try and pass it before the end of this Congressional term.
Read more about it here.
Whether it gets passed by the Senate or gets challenged in court are other issues is another issue. Let me know what you think.
Ace
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