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Eleanor Holmes Norton: instead of going through these same issues every year in these hearings, five day, six day, why don't we just pass a…

On the recordApril 16, 2013
instead of going through these same issues every year in these hearings, five day, six day, why don't we just pass a bill and then we will iron out the differences?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Suggesting a more productive approach to postal service legislation.

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