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June 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Appropriations Committee, today released a joint letter urging supplemental FY 2019 appropriations to the District of Columbia’s Emergency Planning and Security Fund (ESPF), warning that if the District “does not receive supplemental appropriations for the EPSF, it would be put in the untenable position of not providing support for certain federal events or having to divert its local funds from local public safety activities to support activities that are to be covered by the EPSF.”
June 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, has filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2020 transportation appropriations bill that would prohibit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) from purchasing Chinese-made railcars.
June 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus and a senior member of the Aviation Subcommittee, has filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2020 transportation appropriations bill that would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prioritize combating airplane and helicopter noise.
June 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has announced her 2019 Small Business Fair will take place this Wednesday, June 19th from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
June 16, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will receive the Founders Award from the Women’s Forum of New York tomorrow at the 45th anniversary celebration of the group’s founding.
June 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) can be seen on this week’s airing of the national PBS series “To The Contrary,” locally here on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on WETA; Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on WHUT; and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on WETA.
June 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of National Flag Day, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) released a picture with their respective flags, the 1st state and the 51st state, celebrating the record number of cosponsors in the Senate (32) and House (213) on their bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.
June 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the National Week of Action to highlight Democratic efforts on health care, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a DC Health Link Roundtable tomorrow, June 14th at 2:00 p.m.
June 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) vowed to fight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision today to move the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) from the National Capital Region (NCR).
June 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak today at the 2nd Annual Women's E3 Summit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture at 11:15 a.m.