Without budget autonomy, if the Federal Government shuts down, the D.C. government shuts down too.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Without budget autonomy, if the Federal Government shuts down, the D.C. government shuts down too.”
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Norton explains the consequences of lacking budget autonomy for D.C.
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