Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

the Constitution never envisioned people voting in D.C., yes, they never envisioned a modern metropolis of 700,000 people.

Norton argues that the Constitution did not anticipate D.C.'s current population and voting rights.

09/18/2019

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What I do object to is your having no discussions with Mr. Goldstein.

But that doesn't mean that the authorizers ought to be ignored.

I just want to say that we have been following the prospectuses as you outline, and I associate myself with your comments.

I don't want the result of this committee hearing to be that we authorized you, in spite of what looks to be a change in the scope, to go fo...