May 4, 2009
There is a terrible cobweb. You can't break into it and break somebody out of it. Everything has to happen at one time.
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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May 4, 2009
there is not going to be anyone to blame except us. It is us doing Federal business.
May 4, 2009
Guess who is not looking for a job? Somebody who is sitting at home on their pension.
May 4, 2009
By the close of business tomorrow we want to see a personnel chart for the Recovery Act funds alone.
May 4, 2009
I would like by the close of business tomorrow to know what the swing space is in the District.
May 4, 2009
The purpose of--we would not be engaged in this hearing, and you would not have this money except for one purpose, to create jobs.
May 4, 2009
How do we track jobs? Because again, that is how we are most accountable, then everything else comes after that.
May 4, 2009
I am looking for people who are in the pre-apprentice category, largely women and people of color.
May 4, 2009
I realize that's a foreign language, but we have got to learn to speak it now.
May 4, 2009
if this doesn't get in on time we are not going to be able to say, you know, Maryland did it or look what--we told Virginia.
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