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Eleanor Holmes Norton: This bill, of course, is annual, and it is less inclined to become law than to be part of the annual upcoming march. We…

On the recordJanuary 24, 2017
This bill, of course, is annual, and it is less inclined to become law than to be part of the annual upcoming march. We do not intend, Madam Speaker, to let our colleagues get away with not supporting democracy, including the right of local governments to spend their own local funds on choice. Everywhere on Earth you can support such a right, except for the 700,000 people who live in your own Nation's Capital. {time} 1330
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jan 24, 2017

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