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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I want to apologize to people who have come to this hearing expecting to hear profound, principled reasons why, since…

On the recordMay 11, 2016
I want to apologize to people who have come to this hearing expecting to hear profound, principled reasons why, since the birth of the Nation, the District should have had budget autonomy over its own local budget.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton acknowledges the expectations of the hearing attendees.

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