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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Those who wrote this bill already seem to know that its constitutionality is in doubt.”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
Those who wrote this bill already seem to know that its constitutionality is in doubt.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses concerns about the constitutionality of the proposed bill.

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