Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Excluding the District from the definition of state merely because it is not located in an area with a timber industry runs counter to the clear intent of the Act."

"If we--if this subcommittee doesn't do more than simply expose the problem but doesn't come forward with some remedies, then I am not sure what we are here for."

"the District is treated as a state for Federal programs with very, very few exceptions, most of them simply oversights or failures to update."

"I think this subcommittee sees that something that should be done."