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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Congresswoman Norton strongly opposes H.R. 938 because the bill would confiscate the District of Columbia's war…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
Congresswoman Norton strongly opposes H.R. 938 because the bill would confiscate the District of Columbia's war memorial.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton criticizes a bill that would take control of a war memorial from D.C.

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