Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

Without this bill, the long-term viability of the District of Columbia is again at risk.

Norton warns about the risks to D.C.'s viability without her proposed bill.

06/22/2004

More Eleanor Holmes Norton Quotes

D.C. residents should not have to abandon our homes and move elsewhere to secure the rights of citizens enjoyed by others.

We are more than capable of governing ourselves.

D.C. would be the only state in the entire country to have the Federal Government pick up billions and billions of annual dollars in expense...

The text only refers to, and I'll quote: 'The district constituting the seat of government.'