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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted down the ultra-conservative immigration bill introduced by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and could not yet get the votes on a separate Republican immigration bill cobbled together by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will introduced a bill to give the Council of the District of Columbia the authority over the jurisdiction and organization of the local D.C. courts.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today announced that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has agreed to their request to extend Yellow Line service during the morning and evening rush hours while the Rhode Island Avenue and Brookland-CUA stations are closed from July 21, 2018, through September 2, 2018, for maintenance.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today blasted House Republicans for their fiscal year 2019 budget resolution, released yesterday, which would completely eliminate a critical component of the District of Columbia Revitalization Act and blow a massive hole in the District’s budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was delighted that her work to clean up the Anacostia River is reaping rewards after the river was awarded its first-ever passing grade by the Anacostia Watershed Society for its improved health.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced her bill to permit the use of marijuana in states where it is legal—for medical or recreational purposes—in federally-assisted housing, including public housing and the Section 8 housing program.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today wrote the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) requesting that a copy of the employment contract of MWAA President and Chief Executive Officer John “Jack” Potter be provided to the Committee.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will appear in a new episode of the “Zimmern List” with chef and culinary personality Andrew Zimmern tomorrow, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at 9:00 p.m., on the Travel Channel.