Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Alexandra Adams, a junior at the Maret School, has won the District of Columbia Congressional Art Competition with her charcoal drawing, which will hang in the United States Capitol building for one year, along with the winning pieces chosen from other congressional districts nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Wednesday introduced the second anti-choice bill, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7/S. 946),within the last month that infringes on the local authority of the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked her colleagues in the Senate for passing a resolution yesterday authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, to unveil the District of Columbia's Frederick Douglass statue, marking the first time that the District, like the states, will have its own statue in the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Shortly after Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote today to Representative Franks (R-AZ), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, requesting to testify at the subcommittee's hearing next Thursday on Franks' bill (H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today wrote to Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, requesting to testify at the subcommittee's hearing Thursday, May 23, 2013, on his bill (H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will announce the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition during an awards ceremony for students, parents and teachers tomorrow, Thursday, May 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport, in the historic lobby of terminal A.
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that the farm bill (Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013) was passed yesterday by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with her provision that enables the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to receive federal funding for forestry research, under the McIntire
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Registrations from D.C. residents and business owners for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) 2013 Small Business Fair began pouring in within a couple of hours of being sent out earlier this week. Norton's annual Small Business Fair will take place on Tuesday, June 4, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) on Monday in New York City will be an honoree at the Ms. Foundation's 2013 Gloria Awards: A Salute to Women of Vision for the significant difference she has made in the lives of women and girls and for her role at the forefront in the fight for equality.
WASHINGTON, DC – To kick-off Mother's Day weekend, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today at 3:00 p.m. will speak at the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (1901 E St. SE) to female inmates in the Adjust Our Attitude Training Program, and hear poetry and songs that are part of their rehabilitation program.