“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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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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Apr 28, 2009

the problem we have here is a move it or lose it problem.

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Apr 28, 2009

Some of us fought up here for WMATA to buy natural gas buses during the last go-round.

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Apr 28, 2009

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I thank you for your early hearing on WMATA because it signifies the recognition of the subcommittee and the full committee of how dependent we are as a Federal Government on WMATA and on hearing of its…

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Apr 28, 2009

For the past 8 years, we have had to work with an administration that appeared to be ideologically opposed to funding extensions to transit systems.

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Apr 28, 2009

I have been getting money in the transportation bill because WMATA needs the First Street tunnel.

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Apr 28, 2009

It is scandalous that the Federal Government provides a pittance for transit service to the national capital region.

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Apr 28, 2009

I mean, that is the most outrageous thing I have ever heard.

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Apr 28, 2009

So wait a minute. So we are going to count it from when?

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Apr 28, 2009

are you finding that WMATA is going with projects that have already gone through sufficient clearances?

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Apr 28, 2009

Now, wait a minute. So you have to make a decision first?

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Apr 28, 2009

The stimulus funds are calculated to get out fast, produce jobs immediately, and of course to get the work done the Federal Government needs to have done in the States and in the Federal Government.

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