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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of Columbia Local Prosecutor Establishment Act of 2015 to establish a local prosecutor's office, designated under local law, to prosecute all local crimes in the District of Columbia. Currently, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, a federal official, prosecutes most of D.C.'s criminal laws.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will give closing remarks at a discussion among different generations of women civil rights leaders about their roles in fighting for change and how they are continuing that movement today. First Lady Michelle Obama will give opening remarks at the event.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host her 15th annual Tax Preparation and Financial Services Fair for District of Columbia residents on Saturday, February 21, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. – noon at the Washington Convention Center (801 Mt. Vernon Place NW). Low and moderate-income D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will commemorate Black History Month at Howard University with a community discussion entitled "Crossing the Bridge Together: A Conversation with Student Civil Rights Activists from Different Civil Rights Eras Addressing the Unfinished Business of Racial Profiling in America" on
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will serve as the Ranking Member of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules for a hearing entitled "The President's Executive Actions on Immigration and Their Impact on Federal and State Elections," and called on the Committee to focus on the urgent t
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement following President Obama's request to Congress today to formally authorize military operations against Islamic State militants:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement following the District of Columbia Department of Transportation's (DDOT) announcement of the initial phase of work that will prepare the I-395 highway for the future construction of the extended Third Street Tunnel:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for following its usual practice of issuing recommendations as they ripen, well before their final report.