Oct 26, 2009
I am certainly willing to talk to the appropriators as we go through this prospect.
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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Oct 26, 2009
This isn't testimony. Testimony has to do with agency policy. This is a policy of the Congress of the United States.
Oct 26, 2009
The permission was granted by the Congress of the United States for the GSA to use 412 authority.
Oct 26, 2009
Are you prepared to deal with preapprenticeship programs as well as with apprentices, already qualified apprentices?
Oct 26, 2009
Federal law does not keep a contractor from looking on a case-by-case basis.
Oct 26, 2009
These are people who don't understand why life hasn't been given to them as it was given to others immediately before them.
Oct 26, 2009
If we end up getting a lot built and a lot rehabilitated, and we are not able to show a large number of jobs for it, we will all be held accountable.
Oct 26, 2009
It is totally unacceptable and where we find it, we have to stop it and call the agency to account.
Oct 26, 2009
You ought to tell OMB that we know how to operate when an agency doesn't do what we urgently believe must be done.
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