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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced their bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the approximately 200,000 African Americans who fought to preserve the Union during the Civil War. The bill introduction coincides with Black History Month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from yesterday’s speech on the House floor in defense of federal employees, who are suffering continued attacks from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress.

“The Trump administration seems intent on dismantling much of the federal government, in violation of the Constitution, federal statutes and federal regulations,” Norton said. “The administration has relentlessly attacked federal employees, subjecting them to chaos and fear.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) announced they will reintroduce a bipartisan bill to equip the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with the necessary tools to protect consumers from fraud perpetrated by scammers in the interstate transportation of household goods. The bill was written to address a growing type of fraud involving entities that charge an up-front fee, pack and hold consumers’ household goods, then demand more funds to deliver or release the items.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement today expressing her condolences to those involved in the tragic mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport (DCA) last night and vowed to investigate the circumstances of the incident. “I am saddened to hear of the horrific mid-air collision that took place between American Eagle Flight 5342 and a miliary Black Hawk helicopter last night over the Potomac River adjacent to DCA.

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 housed in BOP custody 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.