Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

"I believe it is your obligation to consider that, even if there is not anything you can do about it at the moment."

"We have been moribund on courthouses for some time and this Committee does not intend to move with courthouses."

"Nobody from the Federal Government is on the ground for Eleanor Holmes Norton's District's infrastructure funds."

"We certainly will need to see the elements I have just described before approving any more courthouses."