Jul 13, 2009
Frankly, I think that the victims and the public is entitled to hear any interim step we can take, however minor.
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 13, 2009
So typically, there must be dozens of subway systems across the Nation that are by the seat of their own pants.
Jul 13, 2009
You were generous in saying WMATA didn't have a lot of money to do what really needed to be done.
Jul 13, 2009
So should some other Federal agency have been charged as more and more cities and States developed mass transit systems?
Jul 7, 2009
What I can't understand is why, in fact--indeed, I would have expected you to come to the Subcommittee and ask for some assistance.
Jul 7, 2009
I hate to think of this economy as something that we want to quick, hurry, take advantage of, because we don't want it to linger.
Jul 7, 2009
Very disturbing. We are going to have a go-round at it. And indeed, that means that you are funded below what was necessary just to keep even; 224?
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