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Eleanor Holmes Norton: It is very disturbing to think that there would be people at the table who had no expertise deciding something.

On the recordJuly 7, 2009
It is very disturbing to think that there would be people at the table who had no expertise deciding something.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton criticizes the lack of expertise in decision-making.

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