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On the recordOctober 26, 2009
I am trying to figure out how much trouble we are in as we lease more and more space.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton expresses concern about the implications of increasing lease space on the Federal Building Fund.

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