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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I just wanted to clarify where the final authority would lie.”

On the recordDecember 1, 2013
I just wanted to clarify where the final authority would lie.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton seeks clarification on the authority regarding the proposed plan.

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