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Eleanor Holmes Norton: That is understandable. But the fact that you found yourselves on the outside looking in from the beginning, that is…

On the recordJuly 21, 2009
That is understandable. But the fact that you found yourselves on the outside looking in from the beginning, that is unfortunate.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Expressing disappointment over Amtrak's exclusion from planning.

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