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March 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called on House Republicans to apply the principle of local control emphasized in their fiscal year 2017 budget, released today, to the local affairs of the District of Columbia.
March 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today at the second Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) hearing examining the Flint lead-in-water crisis said that local, state, and federal officials failed to act on early warning signs, not unlike what happened with the District of Columbia’s lead-in-water crisis during the early 2000s.
March 10, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will commemorate Women’s History Month by hosting a “Women of Excellence Symposium” with Trinity Washington University students on Monday, March 14, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at Trinity Washington University’s Social Hall (125 Michigan Ave. NE).
March 10, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a Capitol Hill press conference with leaders of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) tomorrow, Friday, March 11, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., at the House Triangle (SE corner of U.S. Capitol).
March 9, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement regarding a letter from District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and eight D.C. Councilmembers to House and Senate leaders supporting the special federal education funding for D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and public charter schools included in the Scholarships for Opportunities and Results (SOAR) Act, which also includes a private school voucher program in D.C.
March 9, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a letter she wrote to Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers requesting a meeting to discuss three issues of importance impacting District of Columbia residents, those who work near the Capitol and visitors: construction of a bus shelter near Union Station, disposal of the former House Page Residence, and turf restoratio
March 9, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, will offer opening remarks at the National League of Cities’ Congressional City Conference Capitol Hill Briefing today, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in the Congressional Visitor Center Auditorium.
March 8, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” community conversation with Ward 7 residents tonight, Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., at DC Scholars Public Charter School (5601 E Capitol St. SE).
March 8, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” community conversation with the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., at 1200 First St. NE, Suite 310.
March 3, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will travel to Flint, Michigan as part of a congressional delegation with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC).