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Norton Files Amendment to Allow Commercial Filming on Capitol Grounds When Congress is Not in Session

Jul 24, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2018 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill to permit commercial filming and photography on all U.S. Capitol Grounds, beyond the single area where it is currently permitted, Union Square.

Norton Announces Record 134th House Cosponsor of D.C. Statehood Bill

Jul 24, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton has broken the record for House cosponsors for her bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.

Norton Says D.C. Has Lost a Legend with the Passing of Jim Vance

Jul 23, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the passing of longtime WRC-TV anchor Jim Vance.

Norton Challenges Massie to Offer Amendment to Allow Guns on Capitol Grounds as Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill Heads to House Floor

Jul 21, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today challenged Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) to follow his convictions of allowing his constituents to be armed wherever they travel by offering an amendment to the fiscal year 2018 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill to overturn the federal ban on bringing guns onto the U.S. Capitol grounds.

Norton Highlights Hypocrisy of House Hearing on ‘No Regulation Without Representation’

Jul 20, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she could not resist pointing up the newest Republican hypocrisy after the House Judiciary Committee announced an upcoming hearing entitled “No Regulation Without Representation: H.R. 2887 and the Growing Problem of States Regulating Beyond Their Borders.”

Norton to Speak Out Against D.C. Abortion Rider at Press Conference with Members of Pro-Choice Caucus, Today

Jul 20, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at a press conference hosted by the Pro-Choice Caucus on the harmful impact of proposed anti-choice riders in this year’s appropriations bills today, Thursday, July 20, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., in the House Radio/TV Gallery, Studio B (HVC-110).

Norton Says Harris Falsely Denies Lack of Authority to Ban Medical Aid in Dying Nationwide, Cowardly Chooses to Abuse D.C.

Jul 19, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) falsely asserted to the press that Congress does not have the authority to ban medical aid in dying nationwide.

Norton Bills Pass Committee to Pave Way for Franklin Park Revitalization in D.C. and a Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission for the Nation

Jul 19, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) today passed two Norton bills by voice vote.

Norton Calls Out Republicans for Hypocrisy on D.C. After House Budget Endorses Local Control Elsewhere

Jul 18, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called out Republicans for “bright-light hypocrisy” on the District of Columbia after the House Budget Committee today released its fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, which stresses the importance of reducing the power of the federal government and empowering state and local governments.

Norton Announces Her Annual Job Fair for D.C. Residents, August 2

Jul 18, 2017 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her annual Job Fair—free and open only to District of Columbia residents—will be held Wednesday, August 2, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon PL NW).