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WASHINGTON, DC – As the House began debate on the farm bill today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) joined as a cosponsor of Representative James McGovern's (D-MA) amendment to restore the $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, in the House Republican's proposed farm bill.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for his forceful and unequivocal call for Congress to grant the District of Columbia statehood during his remarks at today's unveiling of D.C.'s Frederick Douglass statue in the U.S. Capitol.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nettie Douglass, the great-great granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, spoke, along with Vice President Joe Biden, House and Senate leaders and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., in the Capitol's Emancipation Hall at the unveiling of the District of Columbia's Frederick Douglass statue.

WASHINGTON, DC – On the anniversary of the start of the War of 1812, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the National Patriots Memorial Act, to authorize the establishment of a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the War of 1812, including those who fought in the streets of the District, the patriots of the Revolutionary Wa

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today applauded the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam Smith (D-WA), for including the District of Columbia, along with the 50 states, in an amendment he offered to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to establish a Commission on Service to the Nation.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she appreciated the Congressional leadership for inviting Vice President Joe Biden to speak at the unveiling ceremony of D.C.'s Frederick Douglass statue in the Capitol's Emancipation Hall on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that Norton will host a special event for District of Columbia residents and officials to welcome D.C.'s Frederick Douglass statue to the United States Capitol.

WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission is accepting applications for an upcoming opening on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Applications for the opening are due in 30 days, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Chief Justice John G. Roberts has appointed U.S.