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October 28, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a roundtable, entitled "An Urgent Mission: Finding Jobs for Unemployed D.C. Residents," tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the John A.


October 28, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will attend the annual tennis tournament meeting with Tara Morrison, National Park Service (NPS) Superintendent of Rock Creek Park, Eleni A.


October 28, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After hearing that the General Services Administration (GSA) has entered into formal negotiations with the District of Columbia government regarding property located at 49 L Street SE, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said the project is moving further toward the goal of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) consolidation at St.


October 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) invites District of Columbia residents to testify at Norton's upcoming unemployment roundtable, entitled "An Urgent Mission: Finding Jobs for Unemployed D.C. Residents," on Wednesday, October 29 at the John A.


October 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will visit President Obama in the oval office today at 3:00 p.m. with a 107-Year Old D.C. Veteran, Alyce Lillian Dixon. Norton and Dixon will be thanking the President for his support for veterans and for District of Columbia statehood.


October 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she will continue to protect the 67 acres on the eastern side at the former Walter Reed Army Hospital from State Department requests for up to 13 acres of this property. The Department of Defense is currently in negotiations with the District of Columbia over the transfer of these 67 acres.


October 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) received the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce's Lifetime Legacy Award, a rare honor for a progressive Democrat, this weekend at the 2014 Chamber's Choice Awards and Gala. The annual event hosted hundreds of District leaders, decision-makers, and dignitaries.


October 24, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton will receive the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce's Lifetime Legacy Award, tomorrow, Saturday, October 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the 2014 Chamber's Choice Awards and Gala at the Washington Marriot Marquis, 901 Massachusetts Avenue NE.


October 23, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today called former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance W. Gainer’s comments in a Roll Call article yesterday about fencing off the Capitol Complex, “desperate, distasteful, and disrespectful.” Gainer suggested adding a fence around the entire perimeter of the Capitol and “re-routing” traffic on Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue.