Press Releases
February 26, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), who says he now supports a ban on the purchase of rifles by an individual under the age of 21, has a pending District of Columbia gun bill that would permit individuals in the District under the age of 21 to purchase assault rifles.
February 26, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will participate in a special Shakespeare Theater Company performance of a mock criminal trial of Hamlet tonight, Monday, February 26, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St NW).
February 23, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will rally with labor unions, environmental justice groups and faith-based organizations at a “Working People’s Day of Action” on Saturday, February 24, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. – noon, at Freedom Plaza (14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW).
February 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), in light of the current intense public debate about guns in schools, today highlighted the provisions in a pending District of Columbia gun bill sponsored by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative Tom Garrett (R-VA) that seeks to overturn D.C. and federal bans on guns in schools.
February 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), as part of her effort to secure unequivocal equality for District of Columbia residents, who pay the highest federal taxes per capita, without a vote in Congress, released her letter to Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers requesting that a tree be planted on the Capitol grounds in recognition of the District.
February 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton will continue her Senior Legislative Tour with a visit to Model Cities Senior Wellness Center (1901 Evarts St. NE) today, Wednesday, February 21, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
February 20, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) welcomed residents to Capitol Hill today for a congressional briefing held by DC Vote in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on efforts to enact Norton’s bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.
February 19, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on the passing of Peggy Cooper Cafritz, co-founder of the Duke Ellington School of Arts in the District of Columbia.
February 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the opening of the official National Park Service (NPS) Frederick Douglass bicentennial celebration tomorrow, Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (1411 W St. SE).
February 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) can be seen on this week’s airing of the PBS series “To The Contrary” today, Friday, February 16, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. (WETA), Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. (WHUT), and Sunday, February 18, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. (WETA).