Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

the District, whose residents pay the highest per capita Federal taxes in the United States, support farm and other programs, continue to be...

I begin to see that the committee has a due process challenge and that goes to structural issues beyond the individual who may be involved.

I appreciate your allowing me to testify today, and I look forward to working with you to enact this bill.

Excluding the District from the definition of state merely because it is not located in an area with a timber industry runs counter to the c...