Press Releases
March 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said the District of Columbia was shortchanged an estimated $90 million to $200 million in earmarks in the fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, which the president will sign this week. D.C. did not receive the same amount of funding for earmarks as states because D.C. does not have senators to request earmarks for D.C. The FY 2022 omnibus appropriations bill was the first appropriations bill in more than a decade that included earmarks, or funding requested by members of Congress for governments or non-profits in their districts or states for specific projects. Each member of the House and each senator who requested funding for eligible earmarks received some or all of the funding they requested.
March 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today renewed her call for Congress to pass her District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act, which would allow judicial appointments to the local District of Columbia courts to take effect after a 30-day congressional review period, unless a joint resolution disapproving an appointment is enacted into law during that period. By the end of March, there will be at least 13 judicial vacancies on the local D.C. courts, despite the Senate recently confirming seven local D.C. court nominees.
March 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, which was released today, contains many victories for the District of Columbia, but also some disappointments.
March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke on the House floor today during debate on a resolution condemning bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including the two in the District of Columbia—Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia.
“This resolution not only condemns these threats of violence but also reaffirms support for HBCUs and their students, including the two HBCUs in my district,” Norton said.
March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Noting the success of vaccinations in reducing the risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19 and the security improvements at the U.S. Capitol, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today called for the Capitol to reopen to visitors.
March 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) was thoroughly briefed today by United States Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger on the latest information regarding the two trucker convoys that have reached the National Capital Region. Norton requested the briefing.
March 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide information to the District of Columbia government on individuals convicted of D.C. Code felonies to help ensure that D.C. has services ready for these individuals when they return home from BOP. This bill is necessary because BOP houses D.C. residents convicted of D.C. Code felonies, and BOP contends that federal privacy laws prohibit it from sharing information on such individuals with D.C.
March 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Capitol Police Board issued an emergency declaration on Sunday and as a convoy of truckers reached the National Capital Region, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today requested a briefing from U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger on the latest information on any security threats to the Capitol and any preparations being made.
March 5, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a member of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, today participated in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy provided details concerning civilian casualties, including the bombing of two kindergartens, and the targeting of three nuclear power plants. Drawing upon the shared values of democracy, Zelenskyy thanked the United States for imposing powerful sanctions on Russia, and reiterated his call for a no-fly zone over Ukraine or for the delivery of fighter jets. Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants peace, and is fighting for its sovereignty, not against Russia.
March 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR) hearing on Tuesday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) highlighted how her District of Columbia priorities were included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). The hearing examined the impact of ARP’s fiscal relief for states and localities. ARP retroactively provided D.C. the $755 million it was denied when the CARES Act treated D.C. as a territory instead of a state for fiscal relief, and ARP treated D.C. as a state, county and city for new fiscal relief, since D.C. provides each level of service.