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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Not only would I support a censure vote, Democrats control the House, I think that a censure vote would easily pass the…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2019
Not only would I support a censure vote, Democrats control the House, I think that a censure vote would easily pass the House of Representatives.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton expresses her support for a censure vote against a member of the House, indicating confidence that it would pass.

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