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Obama to use D.C. ?taxation without representation? license plates - The Washington Post
President Obama announced Tuesday that the Districts politically charged taxation without representation license plates will be placed on all presidential limousines this weekend, a move city leaders have been waiting on for four years.
In a statement, White House officials said Obama will use the protest license plate because after living in the city for four years, he has seen first-hand how patently unfair it is for working families in D.C. to work hard, raise children and pay taxes, without having a vote in Congress.
Attaching these plates to the presidential vehicles demonstrates the Presidents commitment to the principle of full representation for the people of the District of Columbia and his willingness to fight for voting rights, Home Rule and budget autonomy for the District, the statement said.