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On the recordMay 13, 2009
Federal employees and residents in this very dense region have lived with a continuous tension, most of it from a total lack of transparency on a subject of huge urgency involving hazardous materials.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the lack of transparency regarding hazardous materials in the National Capital Region.

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