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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “You not only are doing that, and we never--this committee has never stood for inflexibility.”

On the recordNovember 3, 2011
You not only are doing that, and we never--this committee has never stood for inflexibility.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the committee's flexibility in discussions with executive branch agencies.

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