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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The chairman of this committee seemed to also threaten jail time for the D.C. city Mayor for implementing the city's…

On the recordMay 11, 2016
The chairman of this committee seemed to also threaten jail time for the D.C. city Mayor for implementing the city's marijuana legalization law.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights a threat made against D.C.'s mayor regarding marijuana legalization.

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