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Eleanor Holmes Norton: While Congress has Constitutional authority to legislate on local D.C. matters, it does not have a Constitutional duty…

On the recordOctober 11, 2023
While Congress has Constitutional authority to legislate on local D.C. matters, it does not have a Constitutional duty to do so.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton argues that Congress is not obligated to legislate on local D.C. issues.

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