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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated today’s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a provision included in the fiscal year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill report urging non-enforcement of a law prohibiting sledding on Capitol Grounds.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter she sent today to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Chief Kim Dine requesting clarification on USCP’s policy on removing demonstrators from House and Senate committee hearings and business meetings (markups). Norton is seeking clarification after a District of Columbia resident was forcibly removed from a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on April 21 despite witness accounts that the resident was not demonstrating. The resident has since been charged with unlawful entry.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the granddaughter of a District of Columbia firefighter, Lt. Richard Holmes, today spoke at the funeral service of D.C. firefighter Lt. Kevin McRae, a 25-year-veteran of the DC Fire and EMS Department (DCFEMS), who tragically died in the line of duty while battling a fire in a 7th Street NW apartment building in the Shaw neighborhood on May 6.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will participate in a dialogue on equality and civil rights hosted by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) with other District of Columbia leaders on Saturday, May 16, at the Lincoln Theater (1215 U St. NW) at 5:15 p.m., following the matinee performance of GMCW’s “Born This Way” concert.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter she sent today to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas Perez calling on DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate workplace protections for transit workers, particularly bus drivers, who have complained of inadequate access to restrooms. Norton said she had received reports from bus drivers from across the country, including in the District of Columbia, of poor working conditions due to limited or nonexistent restroom access.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, today continued her push for a long-term federal surface transportation authorization, which is set to expire in just four legislative days, on May 31.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, today said that while the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation of the of the derailment of an Amtrak train traveling from Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night is still ongoing, there is a heightened need to examine all rail safety protocols, including the work schedules for Train & Engine Service Employees (T&E) working at Union Station and in road service on the Northeast Corridor.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released an advance copy of her prepared opening statement ahead of a House Oversight and Government Committee field hearing tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., at Archbishop Carroll High School (4300 Harewood Rd. NE) on reauthorizing the District of Columbia private school voucher program.