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Eleanor Holmes Norton: What I object to is preemptory action by one Member of Congress to take over the whole Airports Authority when neither…

On the recordNovember 15, 2012
What I object to is preemptory action by one Member of Congress to take over the whole Airports Authority when neither this committee nor any other committee has any information about why this was done this way.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton criticizes unilateral actions regarding the Airports Authority without proper committee information.

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