Tuesday: Norton and Local D.C. Coalition to Hold Press Conference Calling on House and Senate to Keep #HandsOffDC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 16th, at 9:00 a.m., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), together with a local coalition of D.C. residents, will hold a press conference at the House Triangle calling on the House and Senate to keep their hands off D.C. On Tuesday, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a hearing on D.C. titled, “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II,” and the Senate is expected to vote on a disapproval resolution that, if enacted, would nullify D.C.’s policing reform legislation.
WHO: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Kelsye Adams, Director of Programming, D.C. Vote
Jamila White, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 8A05
Makia Green, Co-Conductor, Harriet's Wildest Dreams
Ron Hampton, former Executive Director, National Black Police Association
Rev. Wendy Hamilton, Board member, D.C. Vote
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
WHERE: In-person, House Triangle
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrTbfCDZa-s
***Space is limited but a livestream will be available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrTbfCDZa-s. To attend in person, media should RSVP by emailing AlexGDodds@gmail.com and SEN@mail.house.gov by 5:00 pm on Monday, May 15th.***
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