Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Excluding the District from the definition of state merely because it is not located in an area with a timber industry runs counter to the clear intent of the Act."

"the District is treated as a state for Federal programs with very, very few exceptions, most of them simply oversights or failures to update."

"I think this subcommittee sees that something that should be done."

"If we--if this subcommittee doesn't do more than simply expose the problem but doesn't come forward with some remedies, then I am not sure what we are here for."