Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be the honored guest at the book launch for D.C. native author R. Kayeen Thomas' new novel, The Seven Days, whichbridges the experiences of African American slaves, the civil rights generation and today's African American culture.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), in response to inquiries from the public and the press, today said that she was delighted that in spite of the economy, the number of students who have applied and qualified for the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program has reached new heights.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today applauded the overwhelming vote District of Columbia residents gave to budget autonomy in yesterday's referendum, is continuing her efforts to prevent the referendum from being blocked or overturned in Congress, and is in active discussions on a budget autonomy bill in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement for the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Prison Telecomm Reform Working Group Press Conference today, featuring three D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) made the following statement on Earth Day.
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton's District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act, to clarify the authority of the Mayor of the District to fill a vacancy in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on an interim basis, was passed by the Senate last evening by voice vote and by the House earlier this week by v
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a House hearing that touched on sequester cuts to federal police earlier this week, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will meet separately with federal police officials and union leaders regarding the sequester's impact on the federal police workforce and resources in the District of Columbia, in light of Monday's bombing at the
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2013, to require the United States to negotiate an international agreement to disable and dismantle its nuclear weapons by 2020 and to redirect the funds to human and infrastructure needs, such as housing, health care, Social Security a
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ), who chairs the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, indicated to the press yesterday that he will re-introduce his bill that would ban all abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks, with limited exceptions.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), at a House hearing today on the effects of sequestration, said that following yesterday's tragedy in Boston, the U.S.