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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys, is leading a week-long initiative with Caucus co-chair Danny Davis (D-IL) and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) chair Marcia Fudge to encourage African Americans, with a special focus on African American men, to sign up for health insurance before the March 31, 2014 deadline.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today introduced a bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to collect and maintain data on sexual assaults that occur on airplanes.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the deployment ceremony for the D.C. National Guard’s 1946th Support Detachment today at 10:00 a.m. at the D.C. National Guard Armory (2001 East Capitol St. SE).

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will celebrate Women’s History Month with women who enjoy careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields in a dialogue with students at the Washington Math and Science Public Charter School (1920 Bladensburg Rd. NW), on Thursday, March 27, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON, DC – Following news reports last month highlighting a surge in sexual assaults on commercial airplanes en route to Washington, D.C.-area airports and that there are no formal statistics of such assaults, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-DC) office did an investigation that confirmed that no statistics of such assaults are kept by any federal agency.

WASHINGTON, DC – Another of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-DC) major economic development initiatives will culminate with the groundbreaking of the Southwest Waterfront development project on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., at the project site (690 Water St. SW).

WASHINGTON, DC – As students prepare to choose colleges, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-DC) roundtable on the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program will feature testimony from D.C. students, parents and alumni about the DCTAG experience, how the program has given D.C. students opportunities many would not have had otherwise, has kept residents in the city, and helps prepare students to excel in today’s competitive job market.

WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a roundtable discussion on the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program. The event will highlight the program as new students and parents come forward for the upcoming college year.