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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I protest, Mr. Speaker. I protest continuing to demand full citizenship costs from the residents of our Nation's Capital…

On the recordJune 17, 2015
I protest, Mr. Speaker. I protest continuing to demand full citizenship costs from the residents of our Nation's Capital while denying them the vote granted to all other Americans that come with those costs. I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford.)
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jun 17, 2015

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