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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “If we do not pass a postal bill, a lot of the testimony we are hearing today may be quite moot.”

On the recordApril 9, 2013
If we do not pass a postal bill, a lot of the testimony we are hearing today may be quite moot.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the urgency of passing postal legislation to address ongoing issues.

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