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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I regret that the committee has seemingly abandoned those bipartisan efforts in recent years.”

On the recordMay 11, 2016
I regret that the committee has seemingly abandoned those bipartisan efforts in recent years.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses disappointment over the committee's shift away from bipartisan support for D.C. autonomy.

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