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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “And I just wanted to join the chairman in his remarks about this bill. This bill is the quintessential efficiency bill.…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2014
And I just wanted to join the chairman in his remarks about this bill. This bill is the quintessential efficiency bill. We have been doing the same thing over and over again until the chairman got the bright idea that maybe we should start doing this. I think we are in for more efficiency as more Federal agencies go through the same process. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Nov 12, 2014

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