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Eleanor Holmes Norton: It's an unfair contest. All she's trying to do -- because in any case that's going to be very difficult for her is to…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2018
It's an unfair contest. All she's trying to do -- because in any case that's going to be very difficult for her is to get what we in the House of Representatives call regular order. Do what you do before you have a hearing. There is no such thing, Anderson, as a hearing without the proper investigation. Why should this be any different?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton argues that the hearing should not proceed without a proper investigation, emphasizing the unfairness of the situation for the accuser.

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