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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I am only asking since you are a new regime, if you will forgive me, if you would be willing to look at things...”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2009
I am only asking since you are a new regime, if you will forgive me, if you would be willing to look at things...
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton requests a review of current practices from new officials.

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