Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the passing of her good friend and former Ward 6 Councilmember Sharon Ambrose.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Judicial Nomination Working Group, will co-host a CBC special order on the House floor with CBC members to oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court tonight, Monday, April 3, 2017, at approximately 8:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today at a House Government Operations Subcommittee hearing on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) SafeTrack maintenance program and WMATA’s financial situation called out the federal government as a “free rider,” because it is the only regional actor that relies on Metro that does not contribute to WMATA’s operationing budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the passing of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Roger Wilkins.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill that would give the District of Columbia exclusive authority, like states and U.S. territories, to grant clemency for criminal convictions under its laws. The District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act is part of Norton’s “Free and Equal D.C.” series.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), which administers the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG), a federal program Norton created, for announcing today that the city intends to clarify that students 18 years of age or older may participate in DCTAG, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, and that parents with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) may establish domicile.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will commemorate Women’s History Month by moderating a panel discussion entitled, “Feminism Alive and Well: A Conversation on What Women Want Today,” on Thursday, March 30, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at Trinity Washington University, Social Hall (125 Michigan Ave. NE).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” conversation in conjunction with the Edgewood Civic Association this evening, Monday, March 27, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at the Summit at St. Martin’s Apartments (116 T St. NE).