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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced two pieces of legislation in commemoration of Memorial Day. Norton will introduce a resolution honoring the sacrifices of District of Columbia servicemembers who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces without full and equal rights.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the workshop schedule for her 2018 Small Business Fair, which will be Thursday, June 7, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) today agreed to a friendly wager on the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals matchup between the Washington Capitals and Las Vegas Golden Knights. If the Capitals prevail, Titus and her staff will wear D.C. statehood t-shirts and provide Norton with a gift basket of local Las Vegas goodies.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce the performers at this week’s “SummerSet DC” performance on the National Mall today, Thursday, May 24, 2018, at noon, on the National Mall at 7th St. and Jefferson St. SW (in front of the National Air and Space Museum).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today got Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) to withdraw his amendment to the House Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA) that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to sell Washington Aqueduct land to Sibley Memorial Hospital.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she protected $30 million for the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG) in the House’s draft fiscal year (FY) 2019 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, released today, even after President Trump zeroed out funding for DCTAG in his FY 19 budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce District of Columbia Superior Court Nominee Kelly A. Higashi at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., in 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she was outraged by an amendment filed Tuesday by Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) to the House Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA) that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to sell Washington Aqueduct land to Sibley Memorial Hospital in violation of federal rules on competition and consultation with stakeholders.