Press Releases
Home Rule Doesn't Come With an Asterisk
By Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 22, 2011
At a time when D.C. residents want to be focused on voting rights and statehood, home rule, won in 1973 after more than 170 years of autocratic rule by Congress, is on the line.
Norton to Host Small Business Fair to Help D.C. Businesses Take Advantage of New Opportunities
April 21, 2011
Norton Says ANC Protest Shows Protest of Congressional Abuse Reaching Grassroots
April 19, 2011
Norton Honors DC 41 on House Floor
April 15, 2011
Norton Applauds Student Activists for Emancipation Day Rally in Support of D.C.'s Rights
April 15, 2011
Norton Moves Quickly to Discussion with Appropriators to Keep Anti-Home-Rule Riders Out of 2012 Budget
April 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said no one was surprised following passage of a continuing resolution (CR) by the House and Senate that prevents the District from spending its own local taxpayer-raised funds on abortions for low-income women, and creates a new D.C. voucher program.
Norton's Bill Would Honor Patriots of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812
April 14, 2011
Norton's Statement on Mayor Gray's Press Conference on Voucher Rider and D.C. Autonomy
April 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement earlier today:
Norton Still Trying to Block Anti-Home-Rule Riders on House Floor Today
April 13, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak this afternoon on the House floor on the closed rule for H.R. 1473, the final continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year 2011. Norton will go the floor to protest the majority's refusal to allow her to offer amendments to remove the anti-home-rule provisions in the CR.
Norton Testifies at Rules Committee Today in Final Effort to Remove Anti-Home-Rule Riders from 2011 Spending Bill
April 12, 2011