Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she hopes District of Columbia residents and federal and private workers will take advantage of 2015’s launch of Lunchtime Music on the Mall with local artist Verny Varela and his Latin band today, Tuesday, May 19, 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) announced she was successful in getting a change to a law that had treated the District of Columbia government as a part of the federal government, as it was in 1958, passed today at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated today’s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a provision included in the fiscal year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill report urging non-enforcement of a law prohibiting sledding on Capitol Grounds.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter she sent today to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Chief Kim Dine requesting clarification on USCP’s policy on removing demonstrators from House and Senate committee hearings and business meetings (markups). Norton is seeking clarification after a District of Columbia resident was forcibly removed from a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on April 21 despite witness accounts that the resident was not demonstrating. The resident has since been charged with unlawful entry.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the granddaughter of a District of Columbia firefighter, Lt. Richard Holmes, today spoke at the funeral service of D.C. firefighter Lt. Kevin McRae, a 25-year-veteran of the DC Fire and EMS Department (DCFEMS), who tragically died in the line of duty while battling a fire in a 7th Street NW apartment building in the Shaw neighborhood on May 6.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will participate in a dialogue on equality and civil rights hosted by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) with other District of Columbia leaders on Saturday, May 16, at the Lincoln Theater (1215 U St. NW) at 5:15 p.m., following the matinee performance of GMCW’s “Born This Way” concert.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter she sent today to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas Perez calling on DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate workplace protections for transit workers, particularly bus drivers, who have complained of inadequate access to restrooms. Norton said she had received reports from bus drivers from across the country, including in the District of Columbia, of poor working conditions due to limited or nonexistent restroom access.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, today continued her push for a long-term federal surface transportation authorization, which is set to expire in just four legislative days, on May 31.