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WASHINGTON, D.C.—To get the attention of the President and Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will showcase the disproportionately deep impact of the Trump shutdown on District of Columbia residents and the District’s local economy at three events this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a town hall with federal employees, federal contract workers and local District of Columbia businesses to highlight the deeply harmful impacts of the Trump shutdown on D.C. residents and the District’s economy on Thursday, January 24, 2019, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., at One Judiciary Square (441 4th St. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) next week will host a town hall with federal employees, federal contract workers, and local District of Columbia businesses to highlight the deeply harmful impacts of the Trump shutdown on D.C. residents and the District’s economy.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned a bill introduced by Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) to permanently prohibit the District of Columbia from spending its local funds that have been approved by Congress on abortion services for low-income women.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Senate Democrats for today defeating a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to a bill to permanently prohibit the District of Columbia from spending its local funds on abortion services for low-income women.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton has broken the record for total House cosponsors for her bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has been appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to preside as chair of the Committee of the Whole on the House floor today at approximately 1:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned a bill introduced by Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) to permanently prohibit the District of Columbia from spending its local funds that have been approved by Congress on abortion services for low-income women.