Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Isn't that amazing, that so close to the Mall you will not find more valuable property in the District of Columbia than this property?"

"Where is the plan for development, not just of the Cotton Annex, but for development of this extraordinary parcel of land?"

"It is inconceivable that any private owner would have left this land vacant for decades."

"We are very concerned, but I have to be candid, that in light of the difficulty we are having in getting a bill through here..."