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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I thank you for this hearing. I think it's very important that we get beneath the…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2020
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I thank you for this hearing. I think it's very important that we get beneath the surface, and this hearing is doing that.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses gratitude for the hearing's importance in addressing underlying issues.

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