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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I think the public would have expected that we would have begun to talk about remedy by this time;

On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
I think the public would have expected that we would have begun to talk about remedy by this time;
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need for a remedy in gun trafficking discussions.

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