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December 4, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's (R-MO) decision to retire.


November 30, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) got two of her bills passed today in the Senate, the District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act and the Hatch Act National Capital Region Parity Act, eliminating barriers to full equality and self-government for D.C. residents. The bills were included in the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 (S.


November 28, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Senate debate now underway on the fiscal year 2013 Defense Authorization bill, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will head to the House floor to lead a half-hour special order today, November 28, 2012,around 4:00 p.m. calling on Senators to include a provision in the bill that would require the armed services to display the D.C.


November 28, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill that she has been working on with the National Park Service (NPS) that will clear the way for more efficient operations at the agency and address three common-sense issues.


November 27, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will bring her fight for equality and respect for the D.C.


November 27, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) Commission on Black Men and Boys will question two witnesses who will offer personal testimony and two experts at a hearing, entitled "Synthetic Marijuana: Real Drug, Real Consequences" tonight, Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street NW) from 6:30 p.m.


November 19, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) Commission on Black Men and Boys will hold its rescheduled roundtable hearing on the increasing use of synthetic marijuana by young people in the District on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the Martin Luther King Jr.


November 16, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will mark the opening of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's (WTEF) new, multi-million dollar tennis, education, and community center at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at 200 Stoddert Place SE.


November 16, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference this morning with other members of Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice against several recent attacks from Republicans in Congress.