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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) yesterday introduced the Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise (LIFE) Act to encourage exercise and healthy eating habits.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the tragic passing of her good friend Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will appear at the ribbon cutting of the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 9th Annual Business Expo, “Invest in Your Success,” tomorrow, Friday, March 16, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mt. Vernon PL NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned the introduction of the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), sponsored by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), which would prohibit the federal and District of Columbia governments, but not state governments, from denying benefits, contracts and the like to individuals, non-profits and for-profits that discriminate against LGBT people, as well as individuals who engage in extramarital relations, based on a sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) today introduced H.R. 5256, a bill that would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to collect statistics related to sexual assaults on any mode of transportation under federal jurisdiction, including airplanes and ships.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today spoke at a walk-out rally at the U.S. Capitol led by students from across the District of Columbia region to demand Congress take meaningful action to end gun violence.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) Executive Director Josh Horwitz will host a media conference call to demand that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) withdraw his bill to eliminate nearly all of D.C.’s local gun safety laws tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13, at 2:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will attend the 41st annual “Evening with Labor” awards, hosted by Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, tonight, Saturday, March 10, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., at the Omni Shoreham Hotel (2500 Calvert St. NW).