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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Nearly two weeks after a local Northern Virginia Mosque, Dar Al-Hijrah, was attacked with Molotov cocktails and a hoax bomb, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will show her solidarity and support for the American Muslim community by joining Members of Congress in participating in prayer services today, Friday, December 4, 2015, at Dar Al-Hijrah (159 Row Street, Falls Church, VA), at 12:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today blasted Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) for introducing his bill to eliminate the District of Columbia’s gun safety laws as an amendment to the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill, particularly the day after the San Bernardino shooting massacre that left 14 Americans dead.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, today spoke on the House floor before passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. The FAST Act provides the District of Columbia with an additional $193.5 million in transit formula funding and an additional $75 million in highway formula funding over current funding.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sought answers on synthetic drugs at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing yesterday from Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Michael Botticelli and other federal officials and about available drug treatment and prevention programs, following her roundtable on Tuesday night featuring federal inmates returning to the District of Columbia after the U.S. Sentencing Commission reduced drug trafficking mandatory minimum sentences.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will help unveil Megabus’ newest “Capital City” double-decker bus, named in honor of District of Columbia residents today, Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Union Station (2 West Massachusetts Ave. NE), at 11:00 a.m. The “Capitol City” bus is part of Megabus’ “Name the Bus” campaign in each of the states they serve.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was assured by U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy in a meeting today that the public has returned to and would retain access to the front of the White House fence after being sent back across Pennsylvania Avenue for a short period after a jumper successfully scaled the fence last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said Norton will testify if there is a retrial for the arrest of District of Columbia resident Adam Eidinger, who was arrested for unlawful entry at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup of a bill to overturn a D.C. anti-discrimination law.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee and one of the “Big Four” transportation leaders in the House, yesterday signed the Conference Report for a five-year surface transportation authorization, which includes her major priorities for the District of Columbia and the nation. During the Conference Committee meeting, Norton asked for a five-year authorization instead of the House-passed six-year authorization in order to boost the authorized funding by $12.8 billion annually.