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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, again, for your friendship, for your service, and for the respect you have shown for…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, again, for your friendship, for your service, and for the respect you have shown for the American citizens who live in the District of Columbia who demand to be treated as free and equal Americans, and you have always done that.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses gratitude to the chairman for respecting D.C. citizens' rights.

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