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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Without budget autonomy, if the Federal Government shuts down, the D.C. government shuts down too.

On the recordMay 11, 2016
Without budget autonomy, if the Federal Government shuts down, the D.C. government shuts down too.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton explains the consequences of lacking budget autonomy for D.C.

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