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Eleanor Holmes Norton: If that were the case, we wouldn't be turning down so many people to come to us for courthouses.

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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