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Norton Says House Democrats Rally for D.C. in Fight Against Republicans’ Attempt to Overturn Local D.C. Anti-Discrimination Bill
April 21, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was gratified by the strong public statements by House Democrats in opposition to today’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup of a disapproval resolution to overturn the District of Columbia Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act (RHNDA), which would prohibit employers from discriminating against employees, their spouses, and their dependents because of their private reproductive health decisions.
Norton Opening Statement for OGR Markup of Resolution to Overturn D.C. Anti-Discrimination Bill
April 21, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released Norton’s prepared opening statement for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup of a disapproval resolution to overturn the District of Columbia’s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act.
Norton Press Conference with National Coalition to Defend D.C. Anti-Discrimination Bill Before Markup, Today
April 20, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released Norton’s remarks for the press conference today at 10:30 a.m. in 2203 Rayburn House Office Building to defend the District of Columbia’s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act from being overturned by Congress.
Norton to Visit D.C. Liberty Pole on National Mall to Support Statehood Advocates, Today
April 20, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today at 3:00 p.m. will join advocates from the District of Columbia and across the nation who have been rallying at a free speech vigil at 3rd Street NW on the National Mall the past six days to call for equal rights and full voting representation in Congress for the District’s 650,000 residents.
Update: OGR Will Not Mark Up D.C. LGBT Disapproval Resolution; Norton Press Conference with Coalition to Focus Exclusively on Resolution to Overturn D.C. Bill Protecting Employees from Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decisions
April 17, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she was pleased to receive confirmation from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) that the disapproval resolution to overturn a District of Columbia bill protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students from discrimination by educational institutions, the Human Rights Amendment Act (HRAA), will be not be marked up at any point this Congress by the Committee. OGR had originally scheduled a markup for Thursday, April 16, of a disapproval resolution to overturn the D.C.

Norton to Host Press Conference with Religious, Reproductive, and LGBT Coalition to Defend D.C. Anti-Discrimination Bills From Congressional Attacks, Monday
April 17, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The day before a House committee seeks to overturn a District of Columbia bill protecting employees from discrimination based on their reproductive health decisions, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a press conference with a coalition of local and national organizations to defend the city's right to home rule on Monday, April 20, at a time and location to be determined. This week, disapproval resolutions were introduced to overturn the D.C.

Norton to March in Emancipation Day Parade After Speaking at Emancipation Day Breakfast This Morning
April 16, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will help lead the annual D.C. Emancipation Day Parade beginning at 11:00 a.m. along Pennsylvania Avenue, starting at Fourth Street and ending at Freedom Plaza. Norton this morning spoke at the annual D.C. Emancipation Day Prayer Breakfast.
Norton Says Response to Gyrocopter Incident Must Maintain Balance Between Security Concerns and Public Access
April 16, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—After a man, Dough Hughes, landed a gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol yesterday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, today warned against an overreaction by security officials and urged collaboration between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and security officials for a proper investigation before rushing to judgment about “answers.”
Norton Honored by National Down Syndrome Society as a “Champion of Change”
April 15, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today was honored by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) for her work benefitting the lives of people with Down syndrome and their families at the 2015 NDSS Champion of Change Congressional Breakfast Reception.
Norton Wonders Why Representatives Black and Hartlzer Would Introduce Disapproval Resolutions Permitting Discrimination Against Women and LGBT Students in Violation of Their Own Local Control Principles
April 15, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Not long after a disapproval resolution was introduced on Monday that would license discrimination against District of Columbia women in the workplace, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) pledged to fight yet another disapproval resolution introduced yesterday that would permit discrimination against LGBT students by their own universities.

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