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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The taxpayers may indeed need compensation, as they have gotten in every other country that has privatized.”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
The taxpayers may indeed need compensation, as they have gotten in every other country that has privatized.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the importance of compensating taxpayers in privatization efforts.

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