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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I appreciate your allowing me to testify today, and I look forward to working with you to enact this bill.”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
I appreciate your allowing me to testify today, and I look forward to working with you to enact this bill.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton expresses gratitude for the opportunity to testify and collaborate on her bill.

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