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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released an advance copy of her prepared opening statement for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) subcommittee hearing on the Local Budget Autonomy Act of 2012 (BAA), a referendum ratified by District of Columbia voters in 2013, tomorrow, Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was gratified that President Obama has nominated J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, recommended by Norton, to serve a second term as a commissioner on the U.S. Parole Commission (USPC).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced it had received 135 pieces of artwork from District of Columbia students in grades 8-12 at 24 public, charter, and private schools, the largest number of D.C. schools that have ever participated in the annual Congressional Art Competition.

WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her statement at a press conference today on efforts to protect District of Columbia home rule during the fiscal year 2017 appropriations process.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, and a coalition of national and local organizations will hold a press conference today, Monday, May 9, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in 234 Cannon House Office Building, where Norton will discuss District of Columbia efforts that challenge Congress not only by defending the city’s laws from interference, but also, for the first time, putting Congress on the defensive.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will give opening remarks at a 40th anniversary celebration for Levine Music today, Saturday, May 7, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at the Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Campus—THEARC (1901 Mississippi Ave. SE).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will host a press conference with District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and a coalition of national organizations to protect D.C.’s local laws during the upcoming fiscal year 2017 appropriations process on Monday, May 9, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in 234 Cannon House Office Building.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee, today said that she will use a Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) safety to question WMATA on the unprecedented safety overhaul, announced today, and whether the one-year period will be sufficient to reach acceptable safety standards outlined by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).