Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will introduce the Veterans Legal Support Act of 2019, which would allow the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide financial support to law school clinical programs that provide pro bono legal services to veterans, including assistance with disability claims and foreclosures.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), co-chairs of the Quiet Skies Caucus, released a letter today to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson requesting answers on aircraft noise mitigation efforts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated the unanimous passage last night of a resolution in the Senate honoring the Washington Nationals for winning the first World Series in franchise history.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a Census 2020 event for District residents tonight, November 6th, at 6:00 p.m., to encourage D.C. residents to participate in the Census process to help the District get the federal funding residents need, which is contingent on the number of residents in each jurisdiction.

WASHINGTON, D.C – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will introduce a congressional record statement remembering and honoring the life of District of Columbia firefighter Alex Graham, who died after suffering a heart attack while on duty.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will read to a classroom of first graders at Bruce Monroe Elementary School this Thursday, November 7th, at 12:15 p.m. as part of the national “Teach A Girl to Lead” campaign led by the Center for American Women at Rutgers University.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today welcomed the official start of Open Enrollment for health insurance coverage in the District of Columbia.