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July 31, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke by phone with Amit Mehta today to inform him that President Obama would nominate him to become a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, as recommended by the Congresswoman.


July 29, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will participate in today's Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) ad hoc hearing at 2:00 p.m. in the House Energy and Commerce Committee room on the influx of Central American unaccompanied minors to the U.S.


July 29, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To follow up on her meeting with her Congressional Latino Council and other D.C.


July 28, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C.Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will join hundreds of federal contract workers tomorrow in front of Union Station to introduce the Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy (ROSIE) Act.


July 28, 2014

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.


July 28, 2014

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:


July 25, 2014

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.