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June 8, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak on the House floor today for 30 minutes to discuss the historic progress on statehood for the District of Columbia this Congress, to inform Members and a national audience about little-known facts about the size of D.C.’s population, economy and budget, to outline the District’s contributions to the nation, particularly its rank as first in federal taxes per capita, and highlight the threats to D.C.’s local laws in the House’s pending fiscal year (FY) 2019 D.C. Appropriations bill, most of which Norton expects to defeat.
June 7, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will join the District of Columbia’s LGBTQ community to march in the 43rd annual Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, June 9, 2018, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at 22nd St. and P St. NW.
June 7, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and her District of Columbia Commission on Black Men and Boys will host a special hearing, entitled “Black Men Mentoring Black Boys Making the Difference,” on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., at 2235 Shannon PL SE (2nd Floor Hearing Room).
June 7, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) welcomes Meredith Eib, Elena Lacayo and JusPaul for a SummerSet DC lunchtime music performance today, Thursday, June 7, 2018, from noon – 2:00 p.m., on the National Mall at 7th St. and Jefferson St. SW (in front of the National Air and Space Museum).
June 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill to amend the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act to make the District of Columbia eligible for federal forestry funds.
June 5, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she has added a new workshop to her 2018 Small Business Fair, which will be held on 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).
June 5, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will appear on Roach Brown’s radio show “Crossroads” on WPFW (89.3 FM) today, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., live from Ben’s Chili Bowl (1213 U St. NW).
June 4, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host her annual Service Academy College Fair and Sendoff to help District of Columbia students get a free, all-expense paid college education and to present her eleven 2018 appointees to the U.S. Service Academies and Service Academy Preparatory Schools on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., at Woodrow Wilson High School (3950 Chesapeake St NW).
June 4, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will announce the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition, including the first place winner, whose artwork will hang in the Capitol, at an awards and prizes ceremony for District of Columbia students, parents and teachers tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (1050 First St NE).
June 4, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released Norton’s letter to the Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Hugh J. Hurwitz, criticizing the BOP for failing to notify her of the status of the Residential Reentry Management Center contract with Hope Village.