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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
We have been moribund on courthouses for some time and this Committee does not intend to move with courthouses.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses frustration over delays in courthouse projects.

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