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The CCP’s Washington, DC 

The CCP’s Washington, DC 
The U.S. Capitol in Washington is seen on the evening of Jan. 6, 2021. JHSmith-Cartio
Robert Spalding
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On April 22, House Democrats unilaterally approved H.R. 51, which would grant statehood to the District of Columbia if signed into law. Progressives claim this legislation will strengthen our democracy by enfranchising district residents who currently pay federal taxes, but lack representation in Congress like other U.S. residents.

Robert Spalding
Robert Spalding
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Dr. Robert Spalding, BGen, USAF (Ret'd), is a Former Senior Director for Strategy to the President at the National Security Council. He is an Olmsted Scholar, a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C., as well as a Senior Associate Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society of London. He is an author of Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept. He holds a doctorate in economics and mathematics from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He was a distinguished graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey.
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