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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I really don't understand the resistance to it, and believe that the committee could be helpful in either requiring…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2020
I really don't understand the resistance to it, and believe that the committee could be helpful in either requiring, through legislation or through regulation, that the CIO be at the table.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses confusion over resistance to including CIOs in discussions.

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