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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “That is just not the truth. That is not the case. It is about the Constitution.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
That is just not the truth. That is not the case. It is about the Constitution.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton argues that opposition to D.C. statehood is based on constitutional grounds, not power.

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