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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “One way or the other, the country is going to have to live within the market system.”

On the recordDecember 1, 2013
One way or the other, the country is going to have to live within the market system.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the necessity of adapting to market realities.

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