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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “If Congress cuts $50 million from its capital funding... then we can be assured that we are moving toward unsafety.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2015
If Congress cuts $50 million from its capital funding... then we can be assured that we are moving toward unsafety.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton warns that funding cuts will lead to safety issues for Metro.

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