Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released letters from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), which represents water utilities across the country, and DC Water expressing their strong opposition to efforts to block the District of Columbia’s new law regulating the labeling of personal hygiene products, particularly wet wipes, as safe to flush.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ahead of tomorrow’s expected release of the House bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices on airplanes.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the ribbon cutting of Check It Enterprises today, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., at 1920 Martin Luther King Avenue SE 20020.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) for being the latest Member of Congress to exploit last week’s shooting at a congressional baseball practice to undermine the District of Columbia’s gun safety laws.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned Representative Andy Harris’ (R-MD) newest threat to block a District of Columbia law, one regulating the labeling of personal hygiene products, particularly wet wipes, as safe to flush. Harris, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, told The Washington Post yesterday that he is considering blocking the law during the upcoming appropriations process.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the passing of her good friend, former Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sharply criticized efforts by the nonwoven disposable products industry to block a new District of Columbia law regulating the labeling of personal hygiene products, particularly wet wipes, as safe to flush.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The day after the horrific shooting of Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and others at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, VA, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that, according to a press report, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) has introduced a bill to force the District of Columbia to recognize out-of-state permits to carry concealed guns, regardless of the standards those states use for issuing permits.