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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
the notion, particularly after this hearing, that we are leaving, you know, civil servants at the table as decision makers for security in Federal buildings is shocking and totally unacceptable.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Editor's note · Context

Norton criticizes the decision-making power of civil servants on security matters.

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