Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

When you develop standards, have you found that transit systems across the United States readily develop these standards, and did WMATA do so?

Norton inquires about the adoption of safety standards by transit systems.

07/13/2009

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Every rule in the Federal Register is finalized after a thorough and intensive public comment period.

Do you think Congress should pass legislation to give the DC mayor control of the DC National Guard, and if so, why?

This is an enlightening and sometimes frightening hearing.

That means that the President can deploy the DC National Guard to act as a domestic police force pretty much at will.