Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the announcement that Joslyn (Josh) Williams will retire in February after serving for 34 years as president of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, was for her a twin loss – of a man who built the local and regional labor movement into one of the most effective and influential in the nation, and of a personal friend, who has been a close partner since Norton came to Congress 25 years ago.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—When the House returns to session next week, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce a bill to increase the transparency of the District of Columbia Courts, which in 2014 were given a failing grade by a Center for Public Integrity survey based on the courts’ judicial financial disclosure rules.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at three events this weekend.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will serve as a guest preacher for a service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at 11:15 a.m., at Washington National Cathedral (3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will offer remarks at a memorial service for former EEOC Chair Jacqueline Berrien today, Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at the EEOC Headquarters (131 M St. NE).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will bring Kenneth McClenton, the father of Charnice Milton, a District of Columbia journalist who was shot and killed while returning home from an assignment in May, 2015, as her guest to the State of the Union tomorrow evening.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House of Representatives today passed two bills impacting the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—After successfully pushing back four attempts to overturn the District of Columbia’s gun safety laws last year, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the most recent Republican to take on D.C.’s gun laws “must not have gotten the memo.” Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) yesterday introduced a bill to force D.C. to recognize out-of-state permits to carry concealed guns, regardless of the standards those states use for issuing permits.