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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “We are trying to get out of this somehow because we are among those who complain when monitoring isn't done.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2009
We are trying to get out of this somehow because we are among those who complain when monitoring isn't done.
Said by
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the need for effective monitoring in government contracts.

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