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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the District, whose residents pay the highest per capita Federal taxes in the United States, support farm and other…

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
the District, whose residents pay the highest per capita Federal taxes in the United States, support farm and other programs, continue to be excluded.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the unfairness of excluding the District from funding despite high tax contributions.

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