Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today hailed the 14-5 vote by the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee rejecting Chairman David Vitter’s (R-LA) request to issue a subpoena to the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority for the private, confidential employer applications submitted by the House and Senate for Members of Congress and their staff to enroll in the District’s small business exchange.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will join U.S. Senate contract janitor and food service workers, who are striking for the first time ever, at a rally today, April 22, at 10:00 a.m. outside the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—To commemorate Earth Day, a day dedicated to protecting the planet and its environment, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015 to require the United States to negotiate an international agreement to disable and dismantle its nuclear weapons by 2020 and to redirect the funds to human and infrastructure needs, such as housing, health care, Social Security and the environment.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a congressional resolution to designate September as “National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month.”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—After almost 25 years of work, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) is trying to expedite federal efforts to excavate and restore the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site, located in Spring Valley, the residential neighborhood near American University.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the send-off for the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s 276th Military Police Company today at 1:00 p.m. at the D.C. National Guard Armory (2001 East Capitol Street SE).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today urged students in grades 8-12 in public, charter, and private middle and high schools across the District of Columbia to participate in the 2015 Annual Congressional Art Competition. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 24.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was gratified by the strong public statements by House Democrats in opposition to today’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup of a disapproval resolution to overturn the District of Columbia Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act (RHNDA), which would prohibit employers from discriminating against employees, their spouses, and their dependents because of their private reproductive health decisions.