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August 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Chuck Brown’s birthday, the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton introduced a resolution designating his birthday, August 22, as “Chuck Brown Day,” in honor of the contributions of the “Godfather of Go-Go,” who died on May 16, 2012.
August 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she could not be more pleased by the level of care and the attention nearly 100 D.C. area employers gave D.C. residents at her Job Fair today at the Convention Center, where residents met with employers from every sector throughout the region.
August 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reminded D.C. and regional residents today that one way to show the appreciation due to fellow D.C. resident and civil rights leader Julian Bond, who died last Saturday, is to come to the Tidal Basin near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial tomorrow, August 22, 2015, at 3:00 p.m.
August 20, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced nearly 100 employers have registered for her annual Job Fair that will be held tomorrow, Friday, August 21, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Convention Center (800 Mount Vernon PL NW).
August 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At the request of Julian Bond’s family, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will join his friends and supporters throughout the nation to remember him by gathering at a body of water on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. and spreading flower petals to bid him farewell.
August 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Louis B. Stokes.
August 16, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today issued the following statement on the life of her friend and Civil Rights leader Julian Bond.
August 14, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent former President Jimmy Carter, who appointed her as the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a personal note of encouragement for his recovery from cancer, which was announced earlier this week.
August 11, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a meeting with supporters of the New Columbia Admission Act (H.R. 317), her bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, today, Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. in 2253 Rayburn House Office Building.
August 7, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today at noon will visit Right Proper Brewing Company (624 T St. NW), one of a new sector of seven local craft breweries operating in the District of Columbia that she is promoting as an example of the District expanding its brand beyond the national monuments and federal government.