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On the recordJuly 26, 2009
What is your objection to having all parties agree upon a procedure... considering that you are keeping $3 billion from the citizens of Louisiana?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton questions the lack of progress in resolving the funding deadlock.

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