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February 13, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, at the first congressional hearing on the January 12 Metro accident, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and emergency personnel should have real-time, on-site disaster training as a matter of best practices; raised questions about Metro's anonymous safety reporting system; and said that Metro should not raise fares at this time.


February 12, 2015

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 task of expanding voting rights for millions of Americans 50 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law.


February 11, 2015

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:


February 11, 2015

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:


February 11, 2015

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. Following the January 12 fatal incident at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station, NTSB responded with recommendations today to some of the most serious questions we have raised.


February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her Federal Judicial Law Enforcement Nominating Commission is accepting Applications for a vacancy on the U.S. Parole Commission until March 9, 2015, a two-week extension from previous February 22 deadline. The vacancy on the commission was created by the retirement of Chairman Isaac Fulwood, who Norton recommended to President Obama.


February 11, 2015
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Last year, my daughter Katherine was the Global Down Syndrome Foundation Ambassador of the year. Katherine, who lives with me, does quite all right, but unlike many disabled Americans, Katherine will never be fully independent. However, many of her friends at the remarkable Art and Drama Institute, which she attends daily and equips disabled people to deal with the world in which they live, are close to achieving independence.

February 10, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, will introduce a bill to restore parity between commuter transit and parking benefits permanently following the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) announcement that it is considering Metro fare increases and service reductions.