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Eleanor Holmes Norton

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Eleanor Holmes Norton is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for the District of Columbia since 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a strong advocate for D.C. statehood and local autonomy. Throughout her tenure, Norton has focused on issues such as civil rights, education, and public safety, often emphasizing the unique challenges faced by residents of the District of Columbia. She has been vocal against federal interference in local governance, arguing for the rights of D.C. residents to have representation and control over their own affairs.

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Mar 9, 2011

I suspect you're--frustrated would be probably an understatement--about the Old Post Office RFP.

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Mar 9, 2011

the last I read, OMB cannot override a statutory mandate of the United States Congress.

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Mar 2, 2011

This is very important because it means that Americans understand a fundamental right when they see one. And they are saying, and they know best of all, we're willing to take these cuts, don't go into people's fundamental rights, in fact…

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Mar 2, 2011

I want to bring this right home to what is happening on the floor of this Congress as we speak. There is too little recognition of what you have indicated that when you cut agencies, you strangle services. That goes for the Federal sector…

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Mar 2, 2011

Mr. Bernanke spoke. I'm not on that committee, but I heard what he said. He has said, as well, don't harm the recovery. You don't, in the midst of a bear recovery, start acting as though you had a full-fledged economy. Everybody has been…

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Mar 2, 2011

I am in solidarity with the gentlewoman from Wisconsin and with my friend from the Virgin Islands as well, those who have come down, and in special solidarity with the workers in Wisconsin, in Ohio, in Indiana, who are fighting for their…

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Feb 27, 2011

I look forward to learning more about the Presidential libraries.

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Feb 15, 2011

The underlying bill is a special insult to the Americans who voted for the new majority on the promise of jobs. They might forgive that the majority does not know how to produce jobs or that they haven't produced jobs yet, but they will…

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Feb 11, 2011

I am grateful. The majority has taken regulation, a subject on which there is a basis for areas of consensus, and has polarized it. They have broken their promises on jobs--look, no jobs bill--and on reducing Federal power by trying to…

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Feb 11, 2011

I favor government for the good of the general welfare; therefore I have always hated government bureaucracy and regulations that make government, even the best of government, look bad. I headed a Federal agency, and I believe I will be…

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Feb 10, 2011

Last thing we want is more delay on this project.

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Feb 10, 2011

Generally, of course, when GSA puts out an RFP, one of the criteria is proximity to mass transportation.

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