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Eleanor Holmes Norton: After the terrorist attack, it scared the dickens out of the country, and I must say that it scared us so badly that…

On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
After the terrorist attack, it scared the dickens out of the country, and I must say that it scared us so badly that after the fact we actually threw money at every jurisdiction.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton discusses the immediate funding response post-terrorist attacks.

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