From: District Wire
WATCH: John Oliver makes the case for D.C. statehood
John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” showed his talent for making complex policy into comedic fodder last night while advocating for the District to become the 51st state.
Oliver went through a laundry list of examples where Congress has intervened in the city’s affairs: abortion rights, gun restriction laws, marijuana legalization and needle exchange programs.
District officials were quick to praise Oliver for bringing the longstanding issue of statehood to a national audience.
Thanks so much to @LastWeekTonight for raising awareness about DC's second class status. Want to learn more? Visit http://t.co/AjGEvNrJXD!
— DC Vote (@DC_Vote) August 3, 2015
Thank you @iamjohnoliver for bringing up the important issue of #DCStatehood on @LastWeekTonight https://t.co/mTb7O0pMHp
— Anita Bonds (@AnitaBondsDC) August 3, 2015
Stop what you're doing & watch @iamjohnoliver give the ultimate smack-down to Congressional meddling in DC affairs https://t.co/1pmlaNZyvF
— David Grosso (@cmdgrosso) August 3, 2015
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