Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, Mr. Peck, when you look at a courthouse like the Prettyman Courthouse, you walk into that courthouse, this is the main courthouse in the District of Columbia, it is a perfectly suitable building, but it is also an historic building.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, Mr. Peck, when you look at a courthouse like the Prettyman Courthouse, you walk into…”
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Norton emphasizes the historical significance of the Prettyman Courthouse amidst its current underutilization.
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