Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I appreciate the bipartisanship of this bill. To my good friend, the…”

On the recordMay 7, 2012

I appreciate the bipartisanship of this bill. To my good friend, the minority whip from Maryland, I can only say that the championship that your own district brought back is enough to make us think that our area teams might one day have a championship. {time} 1630 We know this much: these students have to construct these soap boxes themselves. I mean, this is your STEM leaders still to come, the engineers of the future. I have no further speakers, and I appreciate all of the support of our good friends on the other side. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democratic · District of Columbia

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May 7, 2012

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