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James Norton: “I wanted, though, to begin by thanking the chairman of the District subcommittee, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr.…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2000
I wanted, though, to begin by thanking the chairman of the District subcommittee, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Davis), and the vice chair, the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella), for going with me to the Committee on Rules last week to ask for the return of the vote to the District of Columbia that was retracted along with the votes of the other delegates when the Republicans took the majority.
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James Norton
Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the voting rights of the District of Columbia during a status report.

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