Eleanor Norton
Eleanor Norton
Eleanor Holmes Nortonis a Delegate to the United States Congress representing the District of Columbia. As a non-voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Norton may serve on committees as well as speak on the House floor; however, she is not permitted to vote on the final passage of any legislation...
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Disintegration of the family is the greatest problem facing the African-American community, ... And there are no simple, easy answers to this. Government has a role, but you have to be careful. How do you get into someone's family and try and save it; convince young men that they have responsibilities, young men who often feel they have no future and no hope.
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This is a radical assault on the separation of powers. I can't imagine this House going for it.
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The tests we've had do not inspire confidence,
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The first thing people have got to do is to stop believing there's going to be any action anytime soon, ... It's obviously a prime piece of land. It's what's on the land that makes development difficult.
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perfect voting record on affirmative action when it has come under assault.
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This is a victory for home rule. The numerous people who have something to say about this have basically supported our right to decide our own fate through our own laws.
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We have trivialized this park, residents make too little use of it, and tourists don't know where it is, ... Neither the city or the federal government has bothered to make maximum use of it. The problem is that it had no plan and it's in a state of great deterioration.