Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

Mr. Tangherlini has been the administrator of the District of Columbia, a very big and complicated city; done the same thing at Metro.

Norton praises Tangherlini's qualifications for his new role.

04/16/2012

More Eleanor Holmes Norton Quotes

D.C. residents, the majority of whom are Black and Brown, are either unworthy or incapable of governing themselves.

Today, this Committee is marking up profoundly undemocratic, paternalistic legislation.

Let me begin by saying to this Committee, keep your hands off D.C., please.

There was a gun amendment attached to it to wipe out D.C.'s gun laws.