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Feb 9, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) decision to “review and refine [Washington Union Station Expansion] project elements in cooperation with…key stakeholders.” This decision came after Norton was able to get a provision included in the report accompanying the fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill that directed FRA to continue working with the District of Columbia on the Union Station Expansion Project (Project) and to consider the feedback of all stakeholders, including residents of affected neighborhoods, in its planning process.
Feb 9, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a letter she sent requesting that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin withdraw the proposed rule restricting public access to the Washington Channel next to Fort McNair in the District of Columbia and prohibit the issuance of any similar proposed rule. Norton also announced she will introduce legislation to block this proposed rule. Norton hosted a public meeting on the proposed rule on January 27th, where D.C. residents overwhelmingly opposed the rule.
Feb 8, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to Chief Judge Anita M. Josey-Herring of the D.C. Superior Court asking for an increase in the court’s eviction filing fee and for the court to open a public comment period on the fee, the court last week announced a public comment period on the fee that will last until April 12, 2021. In Norton’s letter, she cited a study finding that the current $15 filing fee for evictions is $91 below the national median.
Feb 8, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she’s pleased to continue to serve on the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the 117th Congress, particularly on the Subcommittee on Government Operations, which has jurisdiction over D.C.’s large number of federal employees, and the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Feb 8, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she will introduce legislation to prohibit the installation of new permanent fencing at the U.S. Capitol complex. Norton has strongly opposed efforts to build permanent structures separating the Capitol complex from the rest of the nation’s capital in the wake of the January 6 attack.
Feb 4, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton’s Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission (Commission) is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Emmet Sullivan, whom Norton recommended to President Clinton, will take senior status on April 3, 2021, creating a vacancy.
Feb 4, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will host a virtual town hall on the impact of the U.S. Capitol attack on D.C. residents, public spaces, and security on Thursday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. All D.C. residents are invited to attend. D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) and representatives from the U.S. Capitol Police also will speak and answer questions from attendees. Anyone interested in attending should RSVP by emailing NortonEvents@mail.house.gov.
Feb 4, 2021
Blog
Congresswoman Norton’s Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Feb 3, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) was elected by her fellow Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to return as the chair of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, the largest and most important of the Committee’s subcommittees. Norton has focused her congressional committee work on transportation and infrastructure, most recently as a primary architect of the Moving Forward Act. The subcommittee’s jurisdiction over transit, including the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail and bus systems, is of particular importance to the District of Columbia and the national capital region.
Feb 3, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the statement below upon learning of the death of Cicely Tyson, the actress known for her portrayals of strong Black women.