When we passed that stimulus bill, I look at it like my grandmamma's sweet potato pie: I want my slice hot out of the oven.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “When we passed that stimulus bill, I look at it like my grandmamma's sweet potato pie: I want my slice hot out of the…”
On the recordMarch 25, 2009
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Expressing the urgency for minority participation in stimulus funding.
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