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James Norton: I rise to request passage of H.R. 2080, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in keeping with District…

On the recordMay 8, 2007
I rise to request passage of H.R. 2080, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in keeping with District public school charter revisions proposed by Mayor Adrian Fenty and passed by the Council of the District of Columbia. The bill supports the District in moving on its own to correct problems in its local school system. In fact, H.R. 2080 is before the Congress only because the current Home Rule Act now in the process of being revised requires that certain changes to the District's charter be made by Federal legislation. I stress that the underlying school reorganization involves no Federal funds and is entirely a local school issue. However, H.R. 2080 is of major importance to the District of Columbia.
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James Norton
Ohio

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Requesting passage of H.R. 2080 to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act regarding local school charter revisions.

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