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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys (CCBMB), will give remarks at a National Collaborative for Health Equity briefing, entitled "Mediaxploitation: A Call for Unbiased Reporting on Boys and Men of Color," tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10, at 8:40 a.m. in the Gold Room of the Rayburn House Office Building (45 Independence Ave SW).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released Norton's remarks following her press conference at 3:30 p.m. today to respond to press reports that the fiscal year 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill may block the District of Columbia from legalizing marijuana. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sam Farr (D-CA), and Jared Polis (D-CO) also made remarks at the press conference.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that Norton and Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) will hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. today to respond to press reports that the fiscal year 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill may block the District of Columbia from legalizing marijuana.
Who: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO)
When: 3:30 p.m. Today, Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Where: House Radio/TV Gallery, Studio A
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, announced a regional delegation meeting with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials on Thursday, December 11, at 3:00 p.m. on Capitol Hill, following recent news of proposed I-395 closures between New York Avenue and D Street NW without notice to her or any regional consultation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she could not understand how the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) could have exchanged alternatives for closure of the vital I-395 highway between New York Avenue and D Street NW without notice to her and to neighboring Members of Congress whose constituents would be seriously affected.
(Norton speaking at the funeral of Marion Barry, 12/6/14, courtesy: Washington Post)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will perform in the Washington Ballet production of The Nutcracker tomorrow, December 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th Street NW.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the Congresswoman will speak at the funeral of former District of Columbia mayor Marion Barry Jr., tomorrow, December 6, 2014. The service will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a former chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today praised the Department of Labor (DOL) for its final rule, announced earlier this week, that implements President Obama's Executive Order (EO) prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The EO is the first federal anti-discrimination protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans in the private sector.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), an original cosponsor of the House-passed H.R. 863, the "Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2013," today said she was pleased that the final fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) creates a commission to develop a report on a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Women's History Museum in the District of Columbia.