Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 19, 1999
I assure you that I would have never have been so reckless as to take to the floor and argue for something already declared unconstitutional by the courts.
Said by
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton defends the constitutionality of Delegate voting in response to a colleague's remarks.

Share & report

More from Eleanor Holmes Norton

Sep 17, 1999

Mr. Speaker, in November 1899, The Reverend Theodore Williams, a recent graduate of the School of Theology at Howard University was inspired by God to establish a mission which was named High Street Baptist Church.

congress.gov
Sep 8, 1999

I urge my colleagues to support this vital legislation.

congress.gov
Feb 24, 1999

To achieve more focused and rapid action, the new program will integrate the various regulatory and non-regulatory programs of the EPA with other federal, state, and local programs to restore and protect the Anacostia River and promote community risk reduction.

congress.gov
Sep 14, 1999

The new science shows that brain development determining lifelong learning begins much earlier in infants and children than was previously believed.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation