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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton will receive the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce's Lifetime Legacy Award, tomorrow, Saturday, October 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the 2014 Chamber's Choice Awards and Gala at the Washington Marriot Marquis, 901 Massachusetts Avenue NE. The annual event will host hundreds of District leaders, decision-makers, and dignitaries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) proposal yesterday to save money and time by reducing the number of reports federal agencies must submit to Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that Congress could save itself and the District of Columbia significant money and time by reducing the amount of paperwork the District must transmit to Congress. In particular, "Congress should eliminate the costly, time-consuming and anachronistic congressional review process for D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the application deadline for nominations to the Service Academies has been extended for two more weeks, from November 3 to November 17, for independent and public high school seniors in the District of Columbia.

"We have received impressive responses from potential nominees, but would like to fill as many of our slots as possible and therefore have extended the deadline before moving forward with selections," Norton said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following last night's White House perimeter breach, the second breach in less than six weeks, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today called again for a higher wrought-iron fence, perhaps curved forward to prevent fence-jumping. Norton said that it is possible to increase the height and change the shape of the fence, while keeping it consistent with its historic authenticity, considering security concerns.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a "Norton in Your Neighborhood" community conversation with Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) to discuss the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), the impact of recent rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and other congressional matters tomorrow, October 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The D.C. Center for the LGBT Community, 2000 14^th Street NW.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will give opening remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new health center today, October 22, around 12:30 p.m. at Community Connections, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. The new health center, a result of a partnership between Unity Health Care and Community Connections, called "Healthy Connections," will focus on providing mental health services and substance abuse treatment, as well as on closing the gap in primary and behavioral health care services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today offered condolences to the family of Benjamin C. Bradlee, the Washington Post's most distinguished editor, and called him "the father of investigative journalism." Bradlee spent twenty-six years at the Washington Post, beginning in 1965, and saw the paper through such historic events as the Watergate scandal and the Pentagon Papers. Bradlee went on to win a Public Service award for the Watergate coverage. Norton commended his commitment to the First Amendment and to government accountability and transparency.