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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Well, let me take up precisely an example like that. The Committee has expressed concern about quite a significant…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2009
Well, let me take up precisely an example like that. The Committee has expressed concern about quite a significant number of leases we have been asked to authorize for the FBI.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights concerns regarding FBI lease authorizations and their implications.

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