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Eleanor Holmes Norton: But you can imagine what citizens who pay the highest taxes in the United States feel about not having the same rights…

On the recordApril 30, 2019
But you can imagine what citizens who pay the highest taxes in the United States feel about not having the same rights as their fellow citizens.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the disparity in voting rights for tax-paying citizens.

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