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Eleanor Holmes Norton: In our oversight, we ask tough questions, not because we doubt the value of your services but because that is our job.

On the recordJuly 14, 2009
In our oversight, we ask tough questions, not because we doubt the value of your services but because that is our job.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton emphasizes the importance of asking tough questions in oversight.

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