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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I am very grateful for this subcommittee hearing. I think it indicates that our subcommittee wants to get beyond all of…”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
I am very grateful for this subcommittee hearing. I think it indicates that our subcommittee wants to get beyond all of the interest that we have heard on infrastructure, and see what we can really do.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton expresses gratitude for the hearing and emphasizes the need for actionable infrastructure solutions.

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