Wasn't that counterproductive, to say, 'OK, take away their money,' when they don't have any money?
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Wasn't that counterproductive, to say, 'OK, take away their money,' when they don't have any money?”
On the recordJuly 13, 2009
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Norton critiques the decision to withhold funds from a noncompliant agency.
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