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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “There are 15 States plus the District of Columbia that have filed briefs in this case that say that there would be…”

On the recordJune 16, 2015
There are 15 States plus the District of Columbia that have filed briefs in this case that say that there would be improvement in their own economies.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton mentions support from multiple states for a case claiming economic improvement.

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