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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “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…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2011
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 forward without coming back to this committee.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need for authorization before proceeding with project changes.

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