Jul 14, 2009
For your own safety, you need to have someone certify that that breach--given the fact--you can only do so much monitoring.
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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Jul 14, 2009
Well, I particularly want to thank each of you for your testimony because you are the folks that we have been talking about.
Jul 14, 2009
I don't think you should underestimate people who every day have to deal with the private sector the way you do.
Jul 14, 2009
Everyone knew, particularly after 9/11--but they would know in any case--that New York was a particularly vulnerable jurisdiction to planes of every kind.
Jul 14, 2009
What kind of mix, for example, what kind of role that will play is still under discussions.
Jul 14, 2009
This is what we are going to expect from the agency. It ought not be what do we do today, what do we do tomorrow?
Jul 14, 2009
I am determined that the Federal Government is going to reap more from the fact that it plays such an increasingly important role in the leasing marketplace.
Jul 14, 2009
I am very sympathetic to the private sector when they complain about overbureaucratization. I hate it.
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