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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I do not want us to be repeating that we would hope it will be fixed and there is someone with more gray hair chairing…”

On the recordJune 15, 2015
I do not want us to be repeating that we would hope it will be fixed and there is someone with more gray hair chairing this Committee 15 years from now and we have not fixed the problem because it has real impact.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need for real solutions to ongoing issues.

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