Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the DC War Memorial today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing on her D.C. statehood bill (H.R. 51) on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in preparation for a floor vote.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today helped cut the ribbon at the new D.C. Water Headquarters and praised its leadership for use of state-of-the-art green infrastructure in the building and replacements for some tunnels to capture stormwater overflow.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), along with District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, today announced that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, under Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), will hold a hearing on the D.C. statehood bill (H.R. 51) on July 24th, the first time the House of Representatives has taken up legislation to make D.C. the 51st state in 26 years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at a ribbon cutting for DC Water’s new headquarters and Open House at 3:00 p.m. and host a U.S. Service Academy night tomorrow evening, May 30th, following the press conference for a major D.C. statehood announcement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s press conference:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she has introduced a resolution honoring District of Columbia servicemembers in recognition of Memorial Day.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she had secured $150 million for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital projects in the House’s fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which was approved in subcommittee today.