Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is a member of the United States House of Representatives but is not a full voting member. She is a Delegate to Congress representing the District of Columbia, a position which carries more limited voting powers compared to full House members.
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- Unidentified Congressman: Will the gentleman yield?
Norton: I will not yield, sir! The District of Columbia has spent two hundred and six years yielding!- During a speech before the U.S. Congress, April 19, 2007
- "DC Vote". CBS Evening News. 1 June 2006.
