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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), in light of the current intense public debate about guns in schools, today highlighted the provisions in a pending District of Columbia gun bill sponsored by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative Tom Garrett (R-VA) that seeks to overturn D.C. and federal bans on guns in schools.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), as part of her effort to secure unequivocal equality for District of Columbia residents, who pay the highest federal taxes per capita, without a vote in Congress, released her letter to Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers requesting that a tree be planted on the Capitol grounds in recognition of the District.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton will continue her Senior Legislative Tour with a visit to Model Cities Senior Wellness Center (1901 Evarts St. NE) today, Wednesday, February 21, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) welcomed residents to Capitol Hill today for a congressional briefing held by DC Vote in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on efforts to enact Norton’s bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on the passing of Peggy Cooper Cafritz, co-founder of the Duke Ellington School of Arts in the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the opening of the official National Park Service (NPS) Frederick Douglass bicentennial celebration tomorrow, Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (1411 W St. SE).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) can be seen on this week’s airing of the PBS series “To The Contrary” today, Friday, February 16, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. (WETA), Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. (WHUT), and Sunday, February 18, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. (WETA).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that, as part of her fight to protect the District of Columbia’s right to self-government, as well as LGBT and reproductive rights in D.C., she would introduce a bill to end the unique applicability of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to the District.