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Bipartisan Amendment to Restore Full $150 Million Fails in House Vote. Joint statement from Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Chris Van Hollen (MD-8), Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), John Sarbanes (MD-3), John Delaney (MD-6), Don Beyer (VA-8), Barbara Comstock (VA-10):

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today offered an amendment on the House floor to the fiscal year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (THUD) bill to prohibit air transportation service between midnight and 6 a.m. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives today passed by voice vote her amendment to prohibit states that receive federal transportation funding from engaging in unconstitutional profiling based on physical characteristics, such as race.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to an article in The Hill today suggesting that Republicans could try to block a bill recently passed by the District of Columbia Council expanding access to birth control pills, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she cannot wait to fight any and all efforts in Congress to block the bill, including in the upcoming appropriations process.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the grand opening of Unity Health Care’s new health care center, the Rev. Dr. Morris L. Shearin, Sr. Community Life Center (MLS Community Life Center) tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, at 11:30 a.m. at the Israel Baptist Church (1251 Saratoga Street NE). The new Brentwood health center was created in partnership with Israel Manor, Inc., the non-profit development arm of Israel Baptist Church.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at Whitman-Walker Health's (WWH) official dedication of its new 42,000-square-foot medical center tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, 2015, at 4:30 p.m., at 1525 14th St. NW. The new facility has six floors dedicated to patient care, including a neighborhood pharmacy open to the public.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce two amendments to the House fiscal year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (THUD) bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was so concerned about mechanical problems with the Washington Monument’s main elevator that have reemerged again during tourist season that she will meet with National Park Service (NPS) officials when the elevator is fixed to discuss the long-term condition of the elevator and what steps can be taken to reduce and eliminate breakdowns in the future. NPS has closed the Monument to visitors until Thursday, June 4.