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Eleanor Holmes Norton: It is a great indignity when great questions affecting this country we have nobody to call in the Senate to speak for…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
It is a great indignity when great questions affecting this country we have nobody to call in the Senate to speak for us.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the lack of representation for D.C. residents in Congress.

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