“I’m in D.C., so I’m for it,” the president said Monday at an event in Washington, according to The DCist.

“I think I’ve long believed that D.C. pays — folks in D.C. pay taxes like everybody else. They contribute to the overall well-being of the country like everybody else. They should be represented [in Congress] like everybody else,” Obama said. “And it’s not as if Washington, D.C., is not big enough compared to other states. There has been a long movement to get D.C. statehood, and I’ve been for it for quite some time.”

The outlet noted, however, that despite a long-time movement to get statehood for the District, Obama acknowledged it will be a tall order for Congress to pass.

“The politics of it end up being difficult to get it through Congress, but I think it’s absolutely the right thing to do,” Obama said.

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