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September 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C.The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton will speak at Mary's Housearound 4:00 p.m. this Saturday, September 20, in the Fort Dupont Park neighborhood of the District of Columbia.


September 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a set of recommendations that originated at Norton's National Mall Roundtable on Thursday, and invited residents to continue to contribute suggestions for improvements to the Mall, particularly those that would benefit resident use.


September 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), as Grand Marshal, will lead the Parade of Nations, walking for the 43rd annual Fiesta D.C. Festival by walking down Constitution Avenue between 7th Street NW and 14th Street NW, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 21.


September 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Congress recessed last night until after the elections, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) chastised her colleagues in the House for closing with a package of deeply ideological bills that failed to move in the Senate.


September 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak on the House floor around 6:00 p.m. tonight, after last votes, to thank Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over District of Columbia matters, for holding the first-ever Senate hearing on D.C. statehood and the first congressional hearing on D.C.


September 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the Senior Executive Service Accountability Act, H.R. 5169, which passed by voice vote on Tuesday, included Norton's amendment to protect due process rights for federal workers.


September 17, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a National Mall Roundtable from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.


September 17, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in favor of Amit Mehta's nomination to become the first Asian Pacific American judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, as recommended by the Congresswoman to President Obama.