Press Releases
July 5, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she was “both relieved and honestly elated” that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded today the National Park Service a $90 million grant from the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) program to rebuild the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
July 4, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will greet DC Moms & Dads for Rational Gun Safety Legislation as they arrive to the U.S. Capitol from Lincoln Park in a march tomorrow, Tuesday, July 5, at 9:00 a.m., at the intersection of New Jersey Ave. and Independence Ave. SE.
July 2, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will offer guesting readings from the nation’s history at the Washington National Cathedral’s Independence Day service on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
June 30, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that local District of Columbia artists Eli Lev and Emma “G” will be the lead-off performers to kick-off of this year’s Lunchtime Music on the Mall Festival series today from noon – 2:00 p.m. on the National Mall across from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Jefferson Drive between 4th Street and 7th Street.
June 29, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy Lanier and three District of Columbia mothers who lost children in act of random gun violence will be among those testifying at Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-DC) roundtable to prevent gun violence tonight, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 5:00 p.m., at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G St. NW, Great Hall).
June 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As part of National Day of Action for Gun Violence Prevention, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a roundtable with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy Lanier, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), and five District of Columbia residents affected by gun violence tomorrow, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 5:00 p.m., at Martin Luther King Memorial Library (901 G St. NW, Great Hall).
June 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the annual Lunchtime Music on the Mall Festival series featuring performances by a wide variety of local artists will begin on Thursday, June 30, and will take place every Thursday from noon – 2:00 p.m. during the summer months on the National Mall across from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Jefferson Drive between 4th Street and 7th Street.
June 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the Langston Junior Boys and Girls Golf Club’s annual opening ceremony today, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at Langston Golf Course (2600 Benning Road NE).
June 27, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On the one-week anniversary of the historic Democratic sit-in on the House floor, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be joined by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy Lanier and District of Columbia families and friends of victims of gun violence at a roundtable on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 5:00 p.m., at Martin Luther King Memorial Library (901 G St. NW).
June 24, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked her colleagues in the Senate for voting to confirm three D.C. Superior Court nominees—Julie H. Becker, Steven N. Berk, and Elizabeth C. Wingo.