Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

"The need for this program is ongoing, and stronger than ever, as income inequality in this country with the pandemic helping it to grow."

"We are at a pivotal moment in our Nation's history, we are shining a long-overdue light on the lived realities of people of color in this country."

"This issue is very bipartisan."

"I cannot overstate the importance of this hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program."