Press Releases

Norton To Make Another Appearance on The Colbert Report, Wednesday

June 25, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – As Stephen Colbert winds down The Colbert Report over the next few months, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will make another appearance on The Colbert Report tonight,Wednesday, June 25, 2014.

Norton to Fight Harris Amendment Blocking D.C. Marijuana Decriminalization Bill, Wednesday

June 24, 2014

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Washington, DC -- The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Representative Andy Harris (R-MD), a second-term tea party supporter, confirmed today to Roll Call that he will offer an amendment to the fiscal year 2015 District of Columbia Appropriations bill tomorrow to try to block D.C.'s marijuana decriminalization bill. Norton warned D.C.

Senate Subcommittee Fully Funds DCTAG and Other Norton D.C. Priorities

June 24, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was relieved, even elated, that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government's fiscal year 2015 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, approved today, meets the congresswoman's priorities, especially full funding for the D.C.

Norton Asks DOT Secretary for Review Period Extension on Virginia Avenue Tunnel EIS

June 24, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today wrote to the Secretary of the U.S.

Norton Alerts Residents to Expect a Fight Over Republican Amendment to Block D.C.’s Marijuana Decriminalization Bill, Wednesday

June 24, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) was informed today that Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee are considering offering an amendment to the District of Columbia Appropriations bill on Wednesday to block the District from implementing its local marijuana decriminalization bill.

Norton to Ride in Driverless Car as Ranking Member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee

June 24, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, will participate in a demonstration ride in Carnegie Mellon University’s autonomous vehicle adjacent to the U.S. Capitol at Maryland Avenue SW, between the U.S. Botanic Garden and the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool, today at 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Music on the Mall to Feature West African Musician and Vocalist Amadou Kouyate

June 23, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that dynamic West African musician and vocalist, and 2013-2014 Strathmore Artist-in-Residence, Amadou Kouyate will perform at Lunchtime Music on the Mall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the National Mall, by the Smithsonian Metro Station, at 12th St. and Jefferson Dr. SW.

Norton Applauds Obama Administration for Historic Progress on LGBT Rights, Post-Windsor, Calls on Congress to Provide Full Equality

June 20, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC – On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s historic Windsor decision, which struck down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated the Obama administration’s announcement today that it had extended federal benefits to same-sex couples wherever permissible under federal law, including the issuance of rules today by the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Office of Personnel Management extending Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) benefits to all same-sex couples.

Norton to Deliver a Featured Address to the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, Saturday

June 19, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be a featured speaker at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) national convention Saturday, June 21, 2014, at 1:45 p.m. at the Capital Hilton Washington Hotel. The Congresswoman will discuss the sometimes uneasy intersection of equality and democracy in the United States and around the world.

Norton District Court Recommendation, Randolph Moss, Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

June 19, 2014

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WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Randolph Moss's nomination to become a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was approved today by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Moss's nomination was recommended to President Obama by Norton.