Press Releases
June 10, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the House’s draft fiscal year 2016 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, released today, is mostly unchanged from the House’s draft bill last year, but that she is prepared, like last year, for a fierce fight in committee and on the House floor to defend D.C.’s right to self-government.
June 9, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Damion Wolfe Siford will be a featured performer at this week’s Lunchtime Music on the Mall. The performance will take place today, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, from noon – 1:00 p.m. on the National Mall at 7th Street and Jefferson Drive SW.
June 9, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of a critical National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report, the National Capital Region’s Congressional Delegation today called on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to take immediate action to fix a serious safety issue resulting from improperly installed power connector assemblies throughout the Metrorail system.
June 8, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will announce the winner of this year’s D.C. Small Business of the Year award at her 2015 Small Business Fair on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place NW). Registration for the event begins at 8:00 a.m.
June 4, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the District of Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce’s Champions Small Business Awards & Expo and congratulate award winners tomorrow, Friday, June 5, 2015, at 10:45 a.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mt. Vernon Place NW).
June 4, 2015
Bipartisan Amendment to Restore Full $150 Million Fails in House Vote. Joint statement from Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Chris Van Hollen (MD-8), Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), John Sarbanes (MD-3), John Delaney (MD-6), Don Beyer (VA-8), Barbara Comstock (VA-10):
June 4, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today offered an amendment on the House floor to the fiscal year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (THUD) bill to prohibit air transportation service between midnight and 6 a.m. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
June 4, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives today passed by voice vote her amendment to prohibit states that receive federal transportation funding from engaging in unconstitutional profiling based on physical characteristics, such as race.
June 3, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to an article in The Hill today suggesting that Republicans could try to block a bill recently passed by the District of Columbia Council expanding access to birth control pills, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she cannot wait to fight any and all efforts in Congress to block the bill, including in the upcoming appropriations process.
June 3, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the grand opening of Unity Health Care’s new health care center, the Rev. Dr. Morris L. Shearin, Sr. Community Life Center (MLS Community Life Center) tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, at 11:30 a.m. at the Israel Baptist Church (1251 Saratoga Street NE). The new Brentwood health center was created in partnership with Israel Manor, Inc., the non-profit development arm of Israel Baptist Church.