Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I think 25 percent of the project is being paid for by an EDA grant…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2009

I think 25 percent of the project is being paid for by an EDA grant, much to the great joy and delight of the community.

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Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the community benefit from an EDA grant for the Eastern Market project.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I think 25 percent of the project is being paid for by an EDA grant, much to the great joy and delight of the community.”