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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Madam Chair, it is long past time for Congress to give the D.C. Mayor control over the D.C. National Guard and to repeal…

On the recordMay 11, 2021
Madam Chair, it is long past time for Congress to give the D.C. Mayor control over the D.C. National Guard and to repeal the President's authority to Federalize the D.C. Police Department.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton argues for D.C. Mayor's control over the National Guard and police authority.

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