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On the recordJuly 21, 2025
In my long career representing D.C. residents in Congress, I have rarely seen a bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the more than 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital as this one.
Said by
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
newrepublic.com

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Norton criticizes the bill for its impact on D.C. residents.

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