The House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed a bill that would make Washington, D.C. a state. In a partisan 216-208 vote, the House approved the legislation, which would give Washington two senators and representation in the lower chamber if it’s also passed by the Senate and signed into law. All Democrats backed the bill, while all Republicans voted against it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on the House floor before the vote that the chamber was poised to “right an [sic] historic injustice by passing legislation to finally grant Washington D.C. statehood.” “D.C. residents have been fighting for voting rights and autonomy for 220 years, with a full 86 percent recently voting for statehood. And it is well past the time to grant them the rights that they have been fighting for and that they deserve,” she added. H.R. 51 was introduced by Delagate Eleanor Norton Homes (D-D.C.). …