Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC veterans boarded a DC statehood-themed bus and rode down Pennsylvania Avenue, which is lined with hundreds of 51-star flags. Mayor Bowser thanked DC veterans for their service and called on Congress to grant the District’s 702,000 residents, including 32,000 veterans who have fought for their country, their full democratic rights as American citizens. Watch here.