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August 1, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on the defeat in the House of H.R. 3803, a bill sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) that would have banned abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy:


July 30, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked Planned Parenthood Federation of America and NARAL Pro-Choice America for informing Members of the House that they intend to "score" Tuesday's vote on Rep. Trent Franks' (R-AZ) bill (H.R. 3803) that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.


July 30, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that there should no longer be any doubt about the intent of the D.C. abortion ban bill scheduled for a House floor vote on Tuesday. The bill (H.R. 3803), sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.


July 30, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that D.C. residents and women across the nation are ready for H.R. 3803, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act, which would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy, scheduled for a House floor vote Tuesday, July 31, 2012.


July 27, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On National Dance Day, dance groups from across the region take center stage on the National Mall, along with chances for the audience to join in the fun on Saturday, July 28, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.on the National Mall, near the Smithsonian Metrorail station. The third annual National Dance Day features dancers from D.C.


July 26, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) is gearing up for the District's third annual National Dance Day, celebrated throughout the United States and around the world, on Saturday, July 28, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the National Mall near 12th and Jefferson streets NW.


July 26, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the National Park Service for the full launch of "Lunchtime Music on the Mall," a program they sponsor in conjunction with Norton, beginning today from noon – 1:30 p.m. near the Smithsonian Metrorail station on the National Mall at 12th Street NW.


July 20, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on the death of Washington Post columnist William Raspberry.


July 19, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she was pleased at today's hearing on the Height Act when Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) invited her to join him in a colloquy about giving the District of Columbia greater authority to decide Height Act matters for itself. "Not unlike Chairman Issa's announcement at the end of his hearing on the D.C.