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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today blasted Representative Jim Banks (R-IN) for introducing a bill that would require the District of Columbia to create, fund and administer education savings accounts (ESAs) for tuition and other private educational expenses for D.C. students who have experienced a “safety issue” at school, ranging from bullying to food safety.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement today on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day:

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).