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WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the wake of renewed demonstrations and a tragic attack on police officers in Ferguson, MO, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will introduce a bill to establish a grant program from existing Department of Justice funds to create local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing modeled after President Obama's Task Force on 21^st Century Po

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will host a Women's History Month public Roundtable-Speak-Out entitled, "On the Offensive: Protecting Reproductive Choice Against State and Federal Attacks," on Tuesday, March 24, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the George Washington University Hospital Auditorium (900 23rd St. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR), today released the following statement after reports that two U.S. Secret Service agents were involved in an alcohol-related car accident outside of the White House's security barricades:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reaffirmed her commitment to defend two anti-discrimination bills that the District of Columbia transmitted to Congress on March 6, after the Heritage Foundation and other conservative organizations once again called on Congress to pass disapproval resolutions to overturn these two bills during the congressional review period.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee, will be honored by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) at their 4^th annual Women Who Move the Nation awards ceremony tomorrow, March 11, from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at the J.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee, tomorrow will address the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) 40^th Annual Legislative Conference at 9:00 a.m. at the J.W. Marriot Hotel (1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the funeral service for former Massachusetts Senator Edward Brooke, the nation's first popularly elected African American senator, on Tuesday, March 10, at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington National Cathedral (3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW). U.S.