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February 5, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – During the 150th anniversary year of the Civil War, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill to recognize and preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington located in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.
February 4, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on today’s D.C. Council passage of the D.C. Promise bill on First Reading.
February 3, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a memo Norton sent to the D.C. Council today concerning the pending DC Promise bill.
January 31, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), upon learning today that the Navy Yard shooter, Aaron Alexis, had convinced Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors that he was mentally stable shortly before killing 12 people, expressed great concern that the VA evaluation process did not pick up on his mental distress weeks after he had reported hearing voices, among other claims.
January 31, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), because of her ongoing work to reduce the rate of long-term unemployment, today at 11:00 a.m. will attend a meeting with President Obama and senior White House officials regarding the challenge of long-term unemployment and partnerships to develop a skilled, competitive workforce.
January 30, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) opinion today that says the District of Columbia’s budget autonomy referendum, approved by D.C. voters last April, has no legal effect, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she will continue to defend the referendum from congressional interference.
January 29, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will testify at a Senate hearing on the impacts of the federal government shutdowns on the District of Columbia, tomorrow, January 30, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building 342.
January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today invited her guest for tonight’s State of the Union address to accompany her to a press conference today, where members urged Congress to revive the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.
January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who has been a leader in the call for improved wages for low-wage workers employed by federal government contractors, today applauded the White House announcement that President Obama will raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $10.10.
January 27, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) expressed her thanks to President Obama for the White House’s Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 7, released today, which criticizes a provision targeting the District of Columbia, saying it “undermines home rule.”