Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sought answers on synthetic drugs at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing yesterday from Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Michael Botticelli and other federal officials and about available drug treatment and prevention programs, following her roundtable on Tuesday night featuring federal inmates returning to the District of Columbia after the U.S. Sentencing Commission reduced drug trafficking mandatory minimum sentences.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will help unveil Megabus’ newest “Capital City” double-decker bus, named in honor of District of Columbia residents today, Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Union Station (2 West Massachusetts Ave. NE), at 11:00 a.m. The “Capitol City” bus is part of Megabus’ “Name the Bus” campaign in each of the states they serve.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was assured by U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy in a meeting today that the public has returned to and would retain access to the front of the White House fence after being sent back across Pennsylvania Avenue for a short period after a jumper successfully scaled the fence last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said Norton will testify if there is a retrial for the arrest of District of Columbia resident Adam Eidinger, who was arrested for unlawful entry at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup of a bill to overturn a D.C. anti-discrimination law.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee and one of the “Big Four” transportation leaders in the House, yesterday signed the Conference Report for a five-year surface transportation authorization, which includes her major priorities for the District of Columbia and the nation. During the Conference Committee meeting, Norton asked for a five-year authorization instead of the House-passed six-year authorization in order to boost the authorized funding by $12.8 billion annually.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will meet with U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy tomorrow, Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., to discuss corrective actions the agency is taking to secure the White House in the wake of another jumper successfully scaling the White House perimeter fence on Thanksgiving Day.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today visited the front of the White House with a television reporter after a man she called the “Thanksgiving Jumper” made it over temporary spikes installed to prevent jumping over the White House perimeter fence.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will offer her gratitude at the Arena Stage’s Fifth Annual Military Thanksgiving to more than 200 District of Columbia-area wounded warriors, service men and women, and their families, who will enjoy dinner and a performance of Oliver! tonight, Friday, November 27, 2015, at 5:30 p.m., at Arena Stage (1101 Sixth Street SW).