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November 17, 2011

AP: Norton, Issa pledge to continue working on bill that would give DC greater budget autonomy

by Staff
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia's delegate to Congress says she'll continue to work with Republican Rep. Darrell Issa on a bill that would give the district greater control over its municipal budget.

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and other district leaders rejected a bill that Issa proposed this week that would allow the district to spend local tax dollars without congressional approval, among other changes.

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