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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) got two of her bills passed today in the Senate, the District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act and the Hatch Act National Capital Region Parity Act, eliminating barriers to full equality and self-government for D.C. residents. The bills were included in the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 (S. 2170), sponsored by Senators Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Carl Levin (D-MI), which passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) is bringing her "Norton In Your Neighborhood" conversation to Ward 2 and the 1150 K Street Condominium Owners Association on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the Asbury United Methodist Church (926 11th Street NW). Norton will offer her forecast for the lame-duck session of Congress now underway, bring breaking federal news that affects the neighborhood, and seek feedback from residents on federal issues of importance to them.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Senate debate now underway on the fiscal year 2013 Defense Authorization bill, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will head to the House floor to lead a half-hour special order today, November 28, 2012,around 4:00 p.m. calling on Senators to include a provision in the bill that would require the armed services to display the D.C. flag and the flags of the territories whenever the flags of the 50 states are displayed. The House-passed version of the bill contains the provision.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill that she has been working on with the National Park Service (NPS) that will clear the way for more efficient operations at the agency and address three common-sense issues. Among other things, the bill amends an existing law to make federal agencies responsible for removing snow and ice from the public areas associated with their buildings in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will bring her fight for equality and respect for the D.C. flag to the House floor by leading a half-hour "Respect our vets, Respect their Flag" Special Order on Wednesday, November 28, 2012,which will include participation by members from the territories, who have encountered occasions where their flags were notacknowledged.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) Commission on Black Men and Boys will question two witnesses who will offer personal testimony and two experts at a hearing, entitled "Synthetic Marijuana: Real Drug, Real Consequences" tonight, Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street NW) from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) Commission on Black Men and Boys will hold its rescheduled roundtable hearing on the increasing use of synthetic marijuana by young people in the District on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street NW) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Synthetic marijuana, or K2, has effects that have been compared to those of LSD.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will mark the opening of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's (WTEF) new, multi-million dollar tennis, education, and community center at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at 200 Stoddert Place SE. The new center will offer after-school education and athletic programs to young people in Ward 7.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference this morning with other members of Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice against several recent attacks from Republicans in Congress. In her statement, Norton offered documented evidence that Ambassador Rice's remarks on Benghazi were based on the only intelligence available to the administration at the time.
"We will not allow a brilliant public servant's record to be mugged, to cut off her consideration to become Secretary of State," Norton said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was encouraged that the Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to the fiscal year 2013 Defense Authorization bill, in light of her request that Senate Democrats add a requirement to the bill for the armed services to display the flags of the District of Columbia and the territories whenever the flags of the 50 states are displayed, as is required by the House-passed fiscal year 2013 Defense Authorization bill.