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September 4, 2018
WASHINGTON – Today, in a letter to Senate leaders, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) formally expressed its opposition to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. The CBC believes Judge Kavanaugh’s views on voter suppression, police brutality, and unreasonable searches and seizures would be a threat to African Americans’ years-long struggle for equality and justice.
August 31, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal employees, today released the following statement after President Trump canceled a 2.1 percent pay raise for civilian federal employees scheduled to take effect January 2019.
August 29, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will introduce a bill that clarifies the District of Columbia’s authority to enter into public-private partnerships (P3s).
August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, whose constituents include many federal employees, today issued the following statement after a federal judge blocked three Trump executive orders that sought to diminish the labor rights of federal workers.
August 26, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ).
August 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Chuck Brown’s birthday, the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton will introduce a resolution designating his birthday, August 22, as “Chuck Brown Day” in the District of Columbia and across the nation in honor of his contributions as the “Godfather of Go-Go.”
August 20, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today issued the following statement on the passing of Lori Yarrish, Director of the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, who was Norton’s cousin.
August 17, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that if President Trump intends to proceed with a military parade in the District of Columbia after he delayed it for at least this year, she would seek a specific appropriation to offset the cost to the District, as she usually does.
August 13, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she will introduce a bill to give the District of Columbia complete authority to set the date of special elections for local offices. In 2012, Norton got a bill enacted into law (P.L. 112-15) that gave the District more authority to set the date of special elections, but the Republican-led House rejected giving D.C. full and complete authority over this matter.
August 9, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following a discussion with Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Peter Newsham on the District of Columbia’s preparations for the upcoming Unite the Right march this weekend, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today urged District of Columbia residents to attend a teach-in she is co-hosting with Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD).