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October 14, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter from Norton today to Bob Vogel, National Park Service (NPS) Superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, Beverly K.


October 14, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will give opening remarks at a press and congressional staff briefing as part of an effort to mobilize women to remedy long-standing inequality with men in income, income security, and health protection.


October 14, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will seek answers at an immigration roundtable, entitled "D.C. and the Surge of Unaccompanied Minors from Central America," this morning, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, located in Ward 1 at 1100 Harvard Street NW.


October 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wonder what ever happened to the children from Central America who surged into the country this summer and made their way to the District of Columbia? Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will seek answers at an immigration roundtable, entitled "D.C. and the Surge of Unaccompanied Minors from Central America," tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 14, 9:00 a.m.


October 9, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After 21 senators sent a letter today to President Obama calling on him to support “universal suffrage and full democracy” in Hong Kong, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) urged the 10 Republican signatories to be consistent in their principles and support suffrage and full democracy in the District of Columbia, as well.

October 9, 2014
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a Capital Parks East Town Hall Meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE.

October 7, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, will receive the Legislative Leadership Award from the D.C. Federation of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association today, Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 1:00 p.m.

October 7, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a roundtable, entitled “Solving Traffic Congestion at Union Station and Preparing for a Makeover Inside,” from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, October 8, 2014, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, to discuss a plan to resolve traffic congestion, plans for development at Union Station and short-term and long-term goals for improvements.

October 6, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded President Obama’s recent actions to allow Central American children to apply for refugee status, which complies with international law, as reinforced by the United Nations in July, and to provide them legal services.

October 6, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated the decision by the Supreme Court today to decline to review federal appellate court rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans.