Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Saturday's federal district court ruling that the District of Columbia's total ban on the carrying of handguns in public is unconstitutional, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) asked whether Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), who sponsored a House-passed amendment to prohibit D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement today in response to U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin's ruling to strike down the District of Columbia's ban on carrying a handgun outside of the home:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will deliver opening, dancing, and closing remarks at tomorrow's National Dance Day at the Kennedy Center, an annual nationwide celebration that takes place in communities across the country. This year's festivities in the District of Columbia will take place on Saturday, July 26, 2014, from 5:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, will attend the opening ceremony tomorrow morning for the new Metro Silver Line.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will go to the House floor in the next hour to respond to the two most serious anti-home-rule amendments to come in years, Rep. Andy Harris' (R-MD) marijuana and Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY) gun amendments to the House's Fiscal Year 2015 D.C. Appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced another milestone on the way to statehood today as the Senate's fiscal year 2015 District of Columbia Appropriations bill grants D.C. both budget and legislative autonomy, marking the first time ever that an appropriations bill has granted both authorities to the District.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a D.C. Postal Service Roundtable on Wednesday, August 6 at One Judiciary Square from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m to discuss issues of concern to District of Columbia residents about postal service in the city.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will attend the groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. for the historic Old Post Office building at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, where construction will begin to convert the inside of the iconic, 114-year-old building into a luxury hotel.