Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will join Cora Masters Barry, District of Columbia officials and other local leaders to unveil the statue of the late four-term Mayor of the District of Columbia Marion Barry, Jr. on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., outside of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—After Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today announced on the Senate floor his “plan to address gun violence,” especially in schools, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that Rubio’s plan cannot be taken seriously until he withdraws his District of Columbia gun bill, which would eliminate most of D.C.’s gun safety laws, including the city’s total ban on guns in schools.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today commemorated the start of Women’s History Month by announcing her event to celebrate African American women in ballet on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 1:30 p.m., at Duke Ellington School of the Arts (3500 R St. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the dedication ceremony for Central Union Mission’s new Family Ministry Center tomorrow, March 1, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., at 3194 Bladensburg Rd. NE, Suite B.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reported that, with the addition of two Senate cosponsors, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), the Senate companion (S. 1278) to her bill (H.R.1291) to make the District of Columbia the 51st state has set a new record for total Senate cosponsors (22) in a Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has now refused her requests to withdraw his District of Columbia gun bill, which would allow an individual under 21 to purchase assault weapons, such as the AR-15, used by the 19 year old shooter in Parkland, Florida, and high-capacity ammunition magazines, despite his newfound support after the Parkland shooting for raising the age requirement for purchasing a rifle to 21 and his reconsideration of his opposition to a ban on high-capacity magazines.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she has introduced her Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act to use federal grants to encourage public school systems to provide universal, prekindergarten to every child, regardless of income.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Judicial Nominations Working Group, will speak at a press conference hosted by the NAACP in opposition to President Trump’s nomination of Thomas A. Farr to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina tomorrow, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at 10:45 a.m., at the United Methodist Building (100 Maryland Ave. NE).