Press Releases
July 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released advance copies of her prepared floor statements on two District of Columbia-related amendments to the fiscal year 2017 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which contains the fiscal year 2017 D.C. Appropriations bill and will be considered on the floor this evening.
July 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—An amendment offered by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) to strike harmful provisions from a bill that would significantly hinder federal employee due process rights has been made in order and she will speak on it today on the House floor, likely between 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
July 5, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton will speak on the House floor today during debate on the rule governing consideration of the fiscal year 2017 District of Columbia Appropriations bill to condemn both the rule and the bill for their attacks on the District’s right to self-government.
July 5, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton has filed an amendment at the Rules Committee today to H.R. 4361, the Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act, striking harmful provisions that would significantly hinder federal employees’ due process rights.
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).