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WASHINGTON, D.C. – After spending more than a decade trying to get intercity bus service into Union Station, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today joyfully cut the ribbon on the new Union Station bus deck. In 2010, Norton's efforts resulted in the first intercity bus service at Union Station.

WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released Norton's letter to President Obama urging him to form an independent panel to investigate the many security issues raised by the mass shooting inside the secure facility at the Washington Navy Yard yesterday. She recommends the panel be comprised not only of law enforcement, intelligence, military and security experts, but also experts from such disciplines as technology, psychology, and city and land use planning.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a moment of silence on the floor of the House of Representatives tomorrow, Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at about 7:00 p.m., in memory of those who lost their lives during today's Navy Yard shooting. She will be at the next briefing by Mayor Vincent Gray at 4 p.m. at 4th and I Street SE.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she was encouraged that National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell appears to be shifting his position regarding the disparaging nature of the name "Redskins." After defending the team name in a letter to Norton and other members of Congress in June as "distinct from any disparagement that could be viewed in some other context," Goodell, in an interview with 106.7 The Fan in D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today had staff call the U.S. Park Police after learning that Concepcion Picciotto's peace vigil was removed from its location in front of the White House last night. Following the call from Norton's office, the Park Police agreed to the return of the vigil, and Picciotto was informed where it had been taken and how to get access to get it, and supporters have taken her to retrieve her belongings.

Washington, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton is taking several actions this week to try to prevent a District of Columbia government shutdown at the end of the month, including today introducing the District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2013.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the ceremonial lease signing of the Old Post Office (OPO) building on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 9:30 a.m., at the OPO building (1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW), room M-09, marking the culmination of her 15-year effort to get the General Services Administration (GSA) to redevelop the OPO building and annex. In June, Norton's long-fought effort bore fruit when GSA reached terms with the Trump Organization on a 60-year lease to redevelop and manage the historic building as a luxury hotel.

WASHINGTON, DC – As congressional debate on whether to strike Syria begins, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke at a press conference today at the D.C. War Memorial, with D.C. veterans, Mayor Vincent Gray, and DC Vote Executive Director Kimberly Perry.