Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will meet today with her Congressional Latino Council (CLC) and other key District Latino leaders to discuss the recent surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The District of Columbia and the region are home to many Central American residents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton tomorrow will march in the 48th Annual Palisades Fourth of July Parade, organized by the Palisades Citizens Association, with the Girl Scouts of Greater Washington, D.C. Norton said, "This Palisades Parade is great fun because it is a true hometown parade."
What: 48th Annual Palisades Fourth of July Parade
Who: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), accompanied by Girl Scouts
When: Friday, July 4th at 11:00am EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that the Senate Appropriations Committee's fiscal year 2015 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill provides $48.6 million for consolidation of the DHS headquarters, currently under construction on the West Campus of St. Elizabeths in Ward 8. The DHS construction received $190 million for fiscal year 2014. Both appropriations will help fund the Center Building for the Secretary and his staff, as well as operations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the release of the District's annual report on HIV/AIDS by Mayor Vincent Gray today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) praised the District of Columbia on its "huge progress to erase the city's HIV/AIDS epidemic."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, said today that the President's visit to Key Bridge this afternoon and the Department of Transportation's (DOT) warning that the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) will run out by the end of August leaves Congress less than a month to find a solution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) June 24 letter, she was notified today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that the review period for the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel project Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be extended from 30 to 60 days and a second public community meeting will be held before the end of the review period. In her letter, Norton requested that the review period be extended to 90 days and that two public meetings be held on the Final EIS.
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a letter sent yesterday from Norton to National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis and U.S. Park Police (USPP) Acting Chief Robert D. MacLean concerning a dangerous increase in crime in Sherman Circle and the intersection at Crittenden Street.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby contraception ruling:
"Today's Supreme Court decision narrows some women's access to birth control coverage by expanding, for the first time, the rights of some corporations to claim a religious exemption. As a result, many women and families will be unable to prevent unintended pregnancies. Unfortunately, those who are most likely to be affected are girls and young women who are not prepared to be parents."
WASHINGTON, DC— The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that guitarist and vocalist Jeff Cramer will be a featured performer at this week's Lunchtime Music on the Mall. The performance will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1, 2014, from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the National Mall, by the Smithsonian Metro Station, at 12th St. and Jefferson Dr. SW.