Press Releases

Norton Hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Roundtable on Unaccompanied Minors, This Morning

October 14, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will seek answers at an immigration roundtable, entitled "D.C. and the Surge of Unaccompanied Minors from Central America," this morning, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, located in Ward 1 at 1100 Harvard Street NW. The audience will be adults and Carlos Rosario students, many from Central America, not members of the public, but the press is invited.

Norton Hispanic Heritage Month Roundtable to Probe Status of Central American Children Who Came to D.C.

October 13, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wonder what ever happened to the children from Central America who surged into the country this summer and made their way to the District of Columbia? Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will seek answers at an immigration roundtable, entitled "D.C. and the Surge of Unaccompanied Minors from Central America," tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 14, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, located in Ward 1 at 1100 Harvard Street NW.

Norton Challenges Republican Senators to Support Democracy in D.C., Not Just Hong Kong

October 9, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After 21 senators sent a letter today to President Obama calling on him to support “universal suffrage and full democracy” in Hong Kong, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) urged the 10 Republican signatories to be consistent in their principles and support suffrage and full democracy in the District of Columbia, as well.

Norton to Host Capital Parks East Town Hall Meeting, Tuesday

October 9, 2014

Press Release

Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a Capital Parks East Town Hall Meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE.

Norton Receives Legislative Leadership Award, Today

October 7, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, will receive the Legislative Leadership Award from the D.C. Federation of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association today, Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 1:00 p.m.

Union Station Roundtable Takes on Traffic Congestion and Development, Wednesday

October 7, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a roundtable, entitled “Solving Traffic Congestion at Union Station and Preparing for a Makeover Inside,” from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, October 8, 2014, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, to discuss a plan to resolve traffic congestion, plans for development at Union Station and short-term and long-term goals for improvements.

Norton Says President Obama Complies with International Law By Allowing Central American Children Refugee Status & Offering Legal Aid Funding

October 6, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded President Obama’s recent actions to allow Central American children to apply for refugee status, which complies with international law, as reinforced by the United Nations in July, and to provide them legal services.

Norton Celebrates Expansion of Marriage Equality to 60% of States by Supreme Court

October 6, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated the decision by the Supreme Court today to decline to review federal appellate court rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans.

Norton to Host Town Hall Meeting with NPS, Capital Parks East Community to Discuss New Developments

October 3, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will host a Capital Parks East Town Hall meeting to discuss the federal parkland in the Ward 7 and 8 communities.

Norton to Attend 70th Anniversary Dinner and Celebration at Florida Avenue Grill, a D.C. Institution

October 3, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who grew up in the District of Columbia, said today that she is looking forward to attending the 70th anniversary dinner and celebration for Florida Avenue Grill on Saturday, October 4, at 7:00 p.m.