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