Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 14, 2009
There is some cost to the government that it simply has to assume in maintaining a core function.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the necessity of government costs for maintaining essential functions.

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