Press Releases
June 3, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A record number of D.C. residents and business owners have pre-registered for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-DC) 2014 Small Business Fair, which will take place on Thursday, June 5, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place NW).
June 2, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will announce the District of Columbia winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition during an awards ceremony for students, parents and teachers tomorrow, Tuesday, June 3, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport, in the historic lobby of terminal A.
June 2, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Feds Feed Families Food Drive National Kick-off Ceremony today, June 2, 2014, at 10:45 a.m., at the Jamie L. Whitten Building (corner of 12th St. and Jefferson Dr. SW).
May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) made the following statement on last night’s House passage of an amendment to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from targeting medical marijuana operations in states where they are legal.
May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that in keeping with the agreement with the General Services Administration (GSA), the Trump Organization will have access to the Old Post Office (OPO) building beginning tomorrow, Saturday, May 31, and is expected to begin initial construction activities.
May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) made the following statement on the District of Columbia Council’s decision to decline to fund D.C. Promise, a new college access program, in its fiscal year 2015 budget, considering that the federal government already fully funds a unique college access program for D.C. residents, the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program.
May 29, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will lead a Special Order Hour on the House floor honoring Dr. Maya Angelou tomorrow, Friday, May 30, 2014, during the first hour after votes in the afternoon. Norton has asked her colleagues to join her.
May 29, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at a panel at the 8th annual DC Latino Pride: La Plática Panel Discussion today, Thursday, May 29, at 7:45 p.m., at the Human Rights Campaign Equity Forum, at 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW.
May 29, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – To round out National Physical Fitness Month, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced her Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act.
May 28, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) made the following statement on the passing of her friend Dr. Maya Angelou today.