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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today made the following statement on the passing of Henry Minton Francis, Sr., a fifth-generation Washingtonian who was a graduate of Dunbar High School and the 8th African-American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, on July 7, 2014 at the age of 93.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter Norton sent today to the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding contract workers, many of them D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released today a letter sent to officials at the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) urging them develop a new plan to address traffic congestion in front of Union Station.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Prison Telecomm Reform Working Group, spoke today before a follow-up panel led by Commissioner Mignon Clyburn at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the FCC's new Inmate Calling Services (ICS) reform.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today called on Senate and House Republicans to end their attacks on the District of Columbia's labor laws, after Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and Representative Paul Broun (R-GA) introduced the second bill this Congress uniquely attacking the labor laws of the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) filed an amendment yesterday that would eliminate the District of Columbia's gun safety laws. The amendment was filed to a bill entitled the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act (S.2363), which the Senate is expected to begin debating this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that the meeting today with her District of Columbia Congressional Latino Council (CLC) and other D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that vocalist Davina McKoy will be featured for the sixth installment of the Lunchtime Music on the Mall series on Thursday, July 10, 2014, from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the National Mall, near the Smithsonian Metro Station, at 12th St. and Jefferson Dr. SW.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will meet today with her Congressional Latino Council (CLC) and other key District Latino leaders to discuss the recent surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The District of Columbia and the region are home to many Central American residents.
The following appeared in the Huffington Post on July 2, 2014:
