Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

"I'd like to ask you, if the District or the Federal Government stuck to the way it looks at legislation..."

"Well, I urge you to try to think through some of the ideas you just laid on the table so that you can quiet some of the concerns in the city, and so that we are not faced with the embarrassment of som..."

"I also appreciate the chairman's energetic and innovative work for budget autonomy and his strong support on many occasions for home rule, which he has raised as a factor in connection with the Height..."

"I also associate myself with your views about the undistinguished look of downtown Washington."