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Norton Praises House Passage of Hazmat Rerouting and Union Station Security Money
March 27, 2007
Norton Applauds Leadership Decision for Prompt D.C. Voting Rights Consideration
March 27, 2007
At DCTAG Markup Norton Says Bill’s Results Have
Earned Confidence of the President and Business Leaders
March 27, 2007
Norton Buoyed by Democratic Block of Republican Killer Motion
Quick Fix in Progress
March 22, 2007
Norton Speaks with Bush Official in Call to White House on Threatened Veto
March 20, 2007
Norton's First FEMA Hearing Focuses on New FEMA Controversies
March 20, 2007
Norton Cites Selective Prosecution and Home Rule Violations in Filing Bill to Remove D.C. from the Federal Hatch Act
March 19, 2007
Washington, DC-The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 (H.R. 1433) today traveled successfully through the Judiciary Committee on another huge vote of 21-13, with the bill expected on the floor by the end of next week. The lopsided vote surprised many because the Judiciary Committee has long been the most polarized committee in the House.
Washington, DC--The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a letter Norton wrote to General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, insisting on a formal apology for the comments he made this week about gay members of the military. She said that Gen. Pace's remarks calling homosexuality immoral were "hugely
Washington, DC-An amendment Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has pressed since 9/11 to protect the District of Columbia and other communities nationwide from dangerous hazardous material (hazmat) shipments was included in a rail security bill passed by the full Homeland Security Committee today. The amendment requires the Department of Homeland Security