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February 14, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will commemorate Black History Month at Howard University with a community discussion entitled "Crossing the Bridge Together: A Conversation with Student Civil Rights Activists from Different Civil Rights Eras Addressing the Unfinished Business of Racial Profiling in America" on


February 12, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will serve as the Ranking Member of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules for a hearing entitled "The President's Executive Actions on Immigration and Their Impact on Federal and State Elections," and called on the Committee to focus on the urgent t


February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement following President Obama's request to Congress today to formally authorize military operations against Islamic State militants:


February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement following the District of Columbia Department of Transportation's (DDOT) announcement of the initial phase of work that will prepare the I-395 highway for the future construction of the extended Third Street Tunnel:


February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for following its usual practice of issuing recommendations as they ripen, well before their final report.


February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her Federal Judicial Law Enforcement Nominating Commission is accepting Applications for a vacancy on the U.S. Parole Commission until March 9, 2015, a two-week extension from previous February 22 deadline.


February 10, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, will introduce a bill to restore parity between commuter transit and parking benefits permanently following the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) announcement that it is considering Metro fare increase