Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

If citizens do not have anyone to vote for, they are not substantially better off than African-Americans in the South were prior to 1965.

Norton compares D.C. disenfranchisement to historical voting rights struggles.

09/14/2014

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We make all kinds of mistakes by not consulting.

Transit is the backbone of our urban cities.

I want to thank you, I was not aware that France was that far ahead of us.

If we are going to keep up with this growth, this very rapid growth, we are going to have to make big investments in transit.