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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the take-away from these episodes is one that you learn from your mother and father when you are spending someone else's…

On the recordJune 5, 2013
the take-away from these episodes is one that you learn from your mother and father when you are spending someone else's money, spend it even more carefully than your own.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton emphasized the importance of careful spending of taxpayers' money.

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