In 2008, Congress enacted H.R. 5001, the 'Old Post Office Redevelopment Act of 2008,' sponsored by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “In 2008, Congress enacted H.R. 5001, the 'Old Post Office Redevelopment Act of 2008,' sponsored by Congresswoman Eleanor…”
On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
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Norton sponsored the act for redeveloping the Old Post Office Building.
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