Press Releases
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. The vacancy on the commission was created by the retirement of Chairman Isaac Fulwood, who Norton recommended to President Obama.
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 increases and service reductions.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will speak at a ceremony hosted by Vice President Joe Biden at the White House at 1:00 p.m. in praise of the enactment of the long-sought Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. Norton was among the cosponsors of the ABLE Act, which was signed into law by President Obama last December. The bipartisan legislation created tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will speak at the lease signing ceremony marking a partnership between the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH), a federal institution, and Creative Minds International Public Charter School (CMI) at the Armed Forces Retirement Home Sherman Building South (140 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW) at 2:00 p.m. Norton will be joined by CMI Founder/Head of School Dr. Golnar Abedin, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will give remarks to honor the D.C. Army National Guard's 1946th Support Detachment's return home at a Freedom Salute at the D.C. Armory (2001 East Capitol St. SE) at 3:00p.m. Norton has seen off every deployment and welcomed home every return of the D.C. National Guard during her congressional service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act to eliminate the congressional review period for legislation passed by the D.C. Council. The mandatory congressional review period imposes wholly unnecessary administrative costs on the D.C. government, Congress and D.C. businesses and residents who have no certainty when D.C. bills, covering major issues such as taxes and regulations, will take effect.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Norton (D-DC), in conjunction with a diverse group of organizations from D.C.'s hospitality industry, will host a Capitol Hill reception on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at 11:30am-1:30pmin 345 Cannon House Office Building (Cannon Caucus Room) to showcase D.C.'s local restaurants, nightlife, museums, shops, theaters, neighborhoods, and other tourist attractions to congressional and other regional staffers. Samples from some of D.C.'s best restaurants will be provided, along with a box lunch.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that President Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget contains Norton's major D.C. funding and policy priorities, including a provision to allow D.C.'s budget and laws to take effect immediately upon passage by the city. Norton said she was particularly delighted that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) construction, a new D.C. research and innovation center for St. Elizabeths East Campus in Ward 8, and her D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program (DCTAG) were all fully funded.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she will stoutly defend two bills recently signed by District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser from congressional interference, after a conservative group yesterday called on Congress to pass disapproval resolutions to overturn the bills. The Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act would prohibit D.C. employers from discriminating against employees based on their reproductive health decisions, and the Human Rights Amendment Act would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender D.C.