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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I do not agree that people have the same ability as the market has to simply walk away, and that would be a very…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
I do not agree that people have the same ability as the market has to simply walk away, and that would be a very dangerous thing to do.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton argues against the assumption that consumers can easily leave unsatisfactory providers.

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