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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I represent 700,000 residents. They pay the highest Federal taxes-this is a little-known fact-highest Federal taxes per…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
I represent 700,000 residents. They pay the highest Federal taxes-this is a little-known fact-highest Federal taxes per capita in the United States.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the high federal tax burden on her constituents.

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