Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, toured the perimeter of the White House today to see for herself whether public access is being safeguarded or if the first target for fixing White House security was the public.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Attorney General Eric Holder called Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today, who first recommended him in 1993 to President Bill Clinton to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, to inform her that he will be resigning from his post as Attorney General as soon as a successor is confirmed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), honorary host of the District of Columbia Commission on Black Men and Boys, announced that the Commission will hold a roundtable, entitled "A Candid Conversation on Gangs and Youth Violence," on Tuesday, September 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church, 2616 Martin Luther King Jr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a letter Norton sent to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Stephen T. Ayers, asking for a comprehensive review of working conditions for Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) employees.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the District of Columbia Council today approved emergency legislation legalizing the carry of concealed handguns in the District, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she is prepared to strongly defend the District's new, narrowly tailored law from congressional interference.