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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, today released her letter calling for a congressional hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) plan to shut down the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail system in the event of a major public threat to safety.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) will host a regional teach-in on the effects of extremist groups in American communities and effective ways to push back against the spread of hate, followed by an interfaith vigil, on Friday, August 10, 2018, from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:30 p.m.), at Washington Hebrew Congregation (3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC 20016).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) called on Congress to take up the recommendations made by the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission in its preliminary report to Congress, which was submitted yesterday.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked the Senate for voting today to table, or kill, Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) amendment to prohibit the District of Columbia from using its local funds to carry out the Health Insurance Requirement Amendment Act of 2018 (HIRA), which requires D.C. residents to have health insurance.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on the passing of 13-term Member of Congress and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the full list of nearly 100 employers that will be available to meet directly with District of Columbia residents at Norton’s annual Job Fair, to be held Wednesday, August 1, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon PL NW). The Fair is free and open only to D.C. residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she will enter a statement into the Congressional Record honoring the Mamie Johnson Little League baseball team as the first all-black team to win the annual District of Columbia’s Little League championship.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at a community event to promote peace and prevent gun violence tomorrow, Saturday, July 28, 2018, from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., at the THEARC (1901 Mississippi Ave. SE). The “Peace Party” is being hosted by District of Columbia student leaders and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence’s Team ENOUGH.