Norton Statement on Hoyer Not Seeking a Democratic Leadership Position Next Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued a statement following the announcement today by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) that he will not seek a Democratic Leadership position next Congress.

“Steny Hoyer is my friend, regional colleague, and a great Majority Leader,” Norton said. “No Majority Leader in the history of either chamber of Congress has fought harder to secure voting representation in Congress for District of Columbia residents than Leader Hoyer. I am grateful for his personal devotion to D.C. voting rights. He and I spent countless hours working together on my D.C. House Voting Rights Act, which the House passed in 2007. Since last Congress, he has championed my D.C. statehood bill. He is the first Majority Leader in history to get the D.C. statehood bill passed in either chamber, and he got it passed twice. I will miss his leadership, but I look forward to continuing to work with him on D.C. statehood and regional matters.”  

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