D.C. wants to continue to receive their special benefits for schools, for colleges, for roads, billions of dollars in Federal funds.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “D.C. wants to continue to receive their special benefits for schools, for colleges, for roads, billions of dollars in…”
On the recordMarch 21, 2021
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Norton highlights D.C.'s reliance on federal funding while seeking statehood.
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