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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will honor Kojo Nnamdi with recognition in the Congressional Record and at the “Kojo Nnamdi 20 Year Celebration” tonight at the Howard Theater at 7:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that House passage yesterday of the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) shows the priority Democrats put on establishing “a path to citizenship” not only for DREAMers, but for Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure holders as well.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), joined by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Anthony Brown (D-MD), and David Trone (D-MD), today announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct a study of helicopter noise within the Washington metropolitan region, a request the Members made in January.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a video on social media today featuring Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) signing his cosponsor form for the District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51) and discussing the importance of statehood.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today presented the Charles Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award to Fort Chaplin Park Apartments, owned and operated by Standard Communities and Alliant Capital, for their work preserving affordable housing in the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she has introduced legislation to eliminate the President’s authority to federalize the local District of Columbia police department, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) testified before the House Ways and Means Committee today to urge the committee to reauthorize the unique tax incentives for business investment in the District of Columbia that expired in 2011, known as D.C. Empowerment Zones, as provided in Norton’s bill (H.R. 3678, 115th Congress).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government for passing the fiscal year (FY) 2020 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, which contains many of her top policy and funding priorities tonight.