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Congresswoman Norton's Weekly eNewsletter
Congresswoman Norton’s weekly newsletter summarizing significant actions of the prior week. Catch up on what you may have missed.
Nov 5, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent a letter to Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) K. Jane Williams asking that any transit agency choosing not to conduct a Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 equity analysis publicly report that decision. The FTA is giving agencies under its jurisdiction the option during the coronavirus of waiving this analysis, which evaluates the impacts of proposed service and fare changes on Title VI-protected and low-income populations. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is one of the agencies not conducting a Title VI equity analysis.
Nov 2, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a virtual community meeting open to all District of Columbia residents with representatives from the National Park Service (NPS) on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Her quarterly community meetings have been popular with her constituents. Virtually all D.C. neighborhood parks are within NPS’s jurisdiction.
Oct 30, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today said the committee last month approved prospectuses for the construction, leasing and renovation of federal office space in the District of Columbia valued at up to $873 million.
Oct 30, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) applauded last night’s Department of Justice (DOJ) decision to allow local police officers who are on federal task forces to wear body cameras. Norton and Beyer have introduced two body camera bills: The first bill, which passed the House this year, would require all uniformed federal police officers to wear body cameras and have dashboard cameras in police vehicles, and the second bill would prohibit the federal government from refusing to work with local police departments that require their officers to wear body cameras, which would essentially codify DOJ’s new policy. IDOJ had prohibited local police officers on federal task forces from wearing body cameras.
Oct 28, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement today regarding a Republican House Member’s leadership on District of Columbia statehood before the District won home rule, after recently receiving a copy of the Congressional Record from June 16, 1971. D.C. resident Nelson F. Rimensnyder, who was on the staff of the Committee on the District of Columbia from 1975 to 1992, sent Norton a copy of the Congressional Record.
Oct 26, 2020
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today commented on the Senate confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States. As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus’ (CBC) Judicial Nominations Task Force, Norton spent time reading Barrett’s previous decisions and concluded that Judge Barrett’s disregard for precedent posed considerable danger to the legitimacy of the Court and particularly to African Americans, who disproportionately rely on judicial precedents, such as those upholding the Affordable Care Act.