Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who, as a law student, was on the staff of the 1963 March on Washington, and as a college student attended the 1957 March, will be at Wednesday's 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Wednesday with "the same focus on remedies" she saw brought to the marches when she was a young woman in the civil rights movement. Both the 1963 and 1957 civil rights marches on Washington were instrumental in achieving important civil rights legislation at a time when race and racism were major issues in the country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis last week asking that NPS provide an alternative site near the Ellipse in President's Park where D.C. residents can hold recreational activities they had enjoyed until they were preempted without notice. NPS recently planted trees near the Ellipse, an area commonly used for recreational activities, without giving public notice.
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that when Congress returns from August recess, the Congresswoman will introduce a bill to overturn an unprecedented federal court decision that strips many federal employees of due process rights to independent review of an agency decision removing them from a job on national security grounds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision, Kaplan v.
WASHINGTON, DC – Before the national March on Washington kicks off tomorrow morning, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), determined that this march will not ignore D.C., will speak at a D.C. statehood rally at 9:00 a.m. at the D.C. War Memorial.
WASHINGTON, DC – On Chuck Brown's birthday, the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that when Congress returns from August recess, Norton will introduce a resolution designating his birthday, August 22, as "Chuck Brown Day," in honor of the contributions of the "Godfather of Go-Go" to music in the United States and the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, DC - The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that over 2,500 District of Columbia residents came to Norton's Job Fair today, which featured more than 80 employers with federal, state, county, local and private-sector jobs, as well as information and insight into the job market for recent graduates at workshops that ran throughout the day.
WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 21, 2013, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold her annual Jobs Fair at the Washington Convention Center from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Norton will open the Job Fair with an hour of workshops, helpful to people looking for jobs or changing jobs. Speakers will offer tips on federal jobs available despite the sequester, on top job openings in the region, and on resume writing and interviewing in today's job market. After a brief dress for success fashion show, the job fair will take place between 11:00 a.m.
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that the Congresswoman, who was on the staff of the 1963 March on Washington and later served as the first female chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency whose establishment was a key demand of the March – will make several media appearances leading up to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and on the day of the anniversary, August 28, 2013. On Wednesday, August 21, during the 6:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the rundown of her annual Job Fair, which will be held next Wednesday, August 21, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center (800 Mount Vernon Place NW – between 7th and 9th Streets NW). The event will begin with workshops, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., on federal jobs still available despite the sequester, top jobs available in the D.C. region, and resumes, and will be topped off by a dress for success fashion show. The job fair, from 11:00 a.m.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after a special effort by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the CBC Working Group on Prison Telecomm Reform, chaired by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and inmates and their families, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order to lower exorbitant rates that prisoners and their families are charged for telephone calls. Because of the delay in addressing this issue, CBC member Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) has sponsored a bill for the last 6 yearsto ensure that exorbitant rates are reduced.