Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

"the Congress of the United States had not denied the District of Columbia the right to spend its own local money to save the lives of District of Columbia residents."

"It is a tough budget with admirable balance. It spreads the pain."

"Chairman Issa's proposal is something I want to very much--it is the first I've heard of it, but it is one I certainly very much would like to work with him on and to build on."

"But then I had one bill that said in the event of a shutdown, in any year, the District may spend its local funds so that we would not have to go through what we went through this time."