May 18, 2006: Norton Hails 1st Report to Floor of Bill for Full D.C. House Vote, Vows to Press On

Norton Hails First Report to the Floor of a Bill
for Full D.C. House Vote and Vows to Press On
May 18, 2006

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after passage of the D.C. Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act in the Committee on Government Reform:

“Today’s historic vote in the Committee on Government Reform marks the first time in American history a committee of the House of Representatives has reported to the floor a bill to give a full House vote to the American citizens who live in the nation’s capital. We are now prepared to walk the full distance first to equal citizenship in the People’s House and one day, when the dawn breaks in America for equality and freedom for all, representation in the Senate as well. Progress on a bill of this magnitude occurs in steps. By any measure, today’s vote of 29 to 4 is a large step indeed.”