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Dec 28, 2013
Blog
Today, once again, Republicans will indulge their penchant for slowing economic growth, as 1.3 million Americans lose unemployment insurance benefits during this season of brotherly love, with 3.6 million more to follow next year.
Dec 26, 2013
Press Release
Gains for D.C. in 2013, despite the dismal 113th Congress, have boosted the optimism of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) for 2014.
Dec 24, 2013
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called on Congress “to expand the Home Rule Act to include all the elements of self-government commensurate with other U.S. jurisdictions.”
Dec 20, 2013
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke by phone with Tanya Chutkan yesterday to inform her that President Obama would nominate her to become a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, as recommended by the Congresswoman.
Dec 20, 2013
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton succeeded in keeping an amendment to weaken D.C. gun safety laws out of the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, passed by the Senate last night.
Dec 19, 2013
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that when Congress returns from recess after the New Year, Norton will introduce a bill to overhaul the Federal Protective Service (FPS), which, with approximately 1,000 law enforcement officers and 13,500 contract guards, is responsible for protecting about 9,600 General Services Administration facilities nationwide.
Dec 19, 2013
Blog
I went to South Africa to share with South Africans their farewell to the father of their country, Madiba, who also touched millions of us throughout the world. I also went because, for me, Mandela was a freedom-defining leader.
Dec 19, 2013
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today made the following statement on the implications of union representation won this week by federal contract workers at several Smithsonian museums.
Dec 18, 2013
Press Release
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today made the following statement on Congressman Frank Wolf’s (R-VA) announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2014.
Dec 16, 2013
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The United Planning Organization (UPO) Inspire Foundation, in conjunction with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), will welcome more than 250 of the city’s most disadvantaged children to their 24th annual “D.C. Children’s Christmas Party on the Hill” tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 345 Cannon House Office Building.