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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. 1797) that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in the District of Columbia (with limited exceptions), but in no other jurisdiction, Franks granted Norton that courtesy. Despite being denied the courtesy to testify on the D.C.

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. 1797) that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in the District of Columbia (with limited exceptions), but in no other jurisdiction.

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-Stennis Act. Although UDC is the nation's only urban public land-grant university, until now, its college of agriculture has not been eligible for those funds. The inclusion of D.C.

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. at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. The event is free of charge,open only to D.C. residents and D.C. small businesses, and seating is first-come, first-served.

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. The program serves 130 women between the ages of 18 and 60, who will hear from the Congresswoman about better choices and options.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak today at 4:30 p.m., at the D.C. federal courthouse (333 Constitution Ave NW) for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's investiture as a U.S. district court judge in the District of Columbia. Jackson, who most recently served as Vice Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, is the first African American woman to serve on the district court in D.C. in 32 years, and only the second to ever serve. Norton recommended her to President Obama.