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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after Matthew Petersen, President Trump’s nominee to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, today withdrew his name from consideration after he could not answer basic questions about federal legal procedure at his confirmation hearing last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) joined Bruce DePuyt on his podcast for a wide-ranging discussion in a new episode released today.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Matthew Petersen to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where Peterson could not answer basic questions about federal legal procedure, shows the peril of avoiding the vetting process involving District of Columbia residents in nominating D.C. federal judges.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released her letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Megan Brennan asking her to address several concerns raised by constituents about difficulties receiving their mail consistently and experiencing poor customer service at the Friendship Heights, Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Post Offices in the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will perform in the Washington Ballet production of “The Nutcracker” tomorrow, Friday, December 15, at 7:00 p.m., at the Warner Theatre (513 13th Street NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, this week introduced a bill to direct the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to find ways to the greatest extent possible to reroute trains that are carrying certain hazardous materials from selected high-threat urban areas, including the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United Planning Organization (UPO) Inspire Foundation, in conjunction with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), will host their annual holiday party for underprivileged children in the District of Columbia today, Thursday, December 14, 2017, from, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., at the National Building Museum (401 F. St. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will discuss the issue of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill and in workplaces across the nation on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at 8:00 a.m.