Press Releases
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. Rossides, executive director of Washington Tennis and Education Foundation (WTEF), and community members, today, October 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th Street NW, to discuss the financial audit of WTEF/Lagardere Unlimited.
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. Elizabeths and of disposing of vacant, underutilized federal properties.
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.
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.
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.
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. She received the award as a result of four projects from her work providing jobs and business opportunities for her constituents. The projects constitute the largest projects-in-progress in the District today: the D.C.
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. The annual event will host hundreds of District leaders, decision-makers, and dignitaries.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) proposal yesterday to save money and time by reducing the number of reports federal agencies must submit to Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that Congress could save itself and the District of Columbia significant money and time by reducing the amount of paperwork the District must transmit to Congress. In particular, "Congress should eliminate the costly, time-consuming and anachronistic congressional review process for D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the application deadline for nominations to the Service Academies has been extended for two more weeks, from November 3 to November 17, for independent and public high school seniors in the District of Columbia.
"We have received impressive responses from potential nominees, but would like to fill as many of our slots as possible and therefore have extended the deadline before moving forward with selections," Norton said.