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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
If that were the case, we wouldn't be turning down so many people to come to us for courthouses.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Expressing frustration over the high demand for courthouses and funding issues.

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