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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.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today submitted remarks into the congressional record in support of a bill to guarantee back pay to federal employees who have been furloughed or forced to work without pay during government shutdowns.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) pledged to once again defeat a bill introduced today by Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) that would roll back a critical component of the District of Columbia Revitalization Act and force the District to spend millions of dollars in new budgetary costs.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) is scheduled to speak at a rally today outside of the AFL-CIO headquarters (815 16th St. NW) hosted by more than 20 labor unions representing federal employees and federal contract workers to call on Republicans and President Trump to end the partial government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that a federal lands package introduced by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) contains Norton’s bill that clarifies that the District of Columbia and the National Park Service (NPS) have the authority to enter into cooperative management agreements (CMAs) to maintain and operate NPS properties in the District, such as Franklin Park.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today led a group of House Democrats in writing to Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought requesting he direct federal agencies to provide back pay to low- and middle-income employees of federal contractors who were furloughed or otherwise impacted by the government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today spoke at a ceremony to celebrate the District of Columbia’s oldest synagogue, dedicated in 1876, being moved for the third time in its history to serve as the centerpiece of the new Capital Jewish Museum.