Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR), questioned Office of Personal Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta at an OGR committee hearing today on whether she would be willing to extend the length of the free, 18-month credit monitoring being offered to current and former federal employees whose personnel data was compromised in a major cyber-attack on OPM databases.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving left a misimpression in an email yesterday to House Members and staff of the source of the prohibition of weapons on U.S. Capitol Grounds. In his email listing what weapons are prohibited on Capitol Grounds, Irving said that District of Columbia law prohibits the listed weapons, including guns, in the Capitol. In fact, federal law (40 USC §5104) prohibits the weapons listed in the email on U.S. Capitol Grounds.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) welcomes violinist Bliss Ananda for a Lunchtime Music on the Mall performance tomorrow, Thursday, June 25, 2015, from noon – 1:00 p.m. on the National Mall, at 7th Street and Jefferson Drive SW.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), alongside Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez and other officials, will speak at the induction of Frank Kameny into the Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor today, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., at the Department of Labor’s Frances Perkins Building (200 Constitution Ave NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at a press conference, organized by NARAL Pro-Choice America, with national organizations and the District of Columbia business community to oppose congressional action to overturn two landmark District of Columbia non-discrimination laws today, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at 12:30 p.m. at Cork Market (1805 14th St. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the Langston Junior Boys and Girls Golf Club’s annual opening ceremony tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Langston Golf Course (2600 Benning Road NE). Norton said the Langston Junior Boys and Girls Golf Club is a vital organization providing minority youth with opportunities to grow and learn while having fun playing golf. Norton has been working with the National Park Service to find ways to renovate Langston Golf Course’s facilities while maintaining its historic qualities and affordability.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that when Congress returns to session tomorrow, she will reintroduce a bill to permanently authorize a District of Columbia National Guard tuition assistance program and name it for Major General David F. Wherley, a former Commanding General of the D.C. National Guard, who, with his wife, Ann, was killed in the tragic Red Line Metro crash on June 22, 2009. Today, on the sixth anniversary of the accident, Norton spoke at the dedication ceremony of Legacy Memorial Park, a new memorial to honor the nine District of Columbia-area residents killed in the crash.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement after a gunman on Wednesday night opened fire at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people.