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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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Jul 14, 2009

So, you believe that it is justifiable to essentially close down general aviation and a major commercial and government center of the United States?

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Jul 14, 2009

We are the stakeholders, our people who use...who in fact have used general aviation services in the Nation's capitol.

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Jul 14, 2009

The last thing we want to do is to go throw out the baby with the bathwater.

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Jul 14, 2009

You are going to have to break it up to do anything with small businesses.

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Jul 14, 2009

I would like you to submit that for the record. I would like all of you to do it.

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Jul 14, 2009

In our oversight, we ask tough questions, not because we doubt the value of your services but because that is our job.

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Jul 14, 2009

In fact, it is about the same cost, according to the IG, nobody has been able to find any value added in terms of money, have they?

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Jul 14, 2009

Who needs the GSA? Why shouldn't the Agency go to these broker contracts and do their own thing?

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Jul 14, 2009

Who needs GSA? I raised that question in my opening statement.

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Jul 14, 2009

Well, what is it that the brokers did not understand? Was this not written? Was it not written out clearly enough?

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Jul 14, 2009

I mind someone throwing it in my face that we are saving some money and not showing me the bottom line where the savings are.

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