Press Releases
June 11, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will present her congressional record statement on D.C. Flag Day to community organizers at the fourth annual D.C. Flag Day Festival as it opens for the second day of celebrations on Sunday, June 14, 2015, 4:00 p.m., at Dupont Circle. The D.C. Flag Day Festival was founded in 2011 by District of Columbia residents to press for equal rights for residents and to celebrate D.C.’s rich history and culture.
June 11, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member José E. Serrano (D-NY) for strongly defending the District of Colombia’s right to self-government at today’s subcommittee markup of the fiscal year 2016 D.C. Appropriations bill.
June 11, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2015 to help provide some financial relief at no cost to the federal government to federal employees who suffer a short-term injury, disability, become pregnant, or develop a pregnancy-related illness. If federal employees elect to purchase the short-term insurance, the disability insurance benefits would replace a portion of their lost income for up to one year.
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).