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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will address challenges facing the African American LGBT community during a celebration for the re-naming of the International Federation of Black Prides, now known as the Center for Black Equity, on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at The National Council of Negro Women, 633 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak about the threats facing the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, that kept Republicans from passing the 2013 farm bill at the celebration for the new Capital Area Food Bank distribution center on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at 4900 Puerto Rico Avenue NE at 2:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) hopes to encourage Hispanic students in the District of Columbia to include college in their future plans through a special assembly at Bell Multicultural High School, 3101 16th Street NW on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. Norton believes the best way to encourage young people to attend college is to let students hear from students like themselves.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will offer remarks at a gala for the 36th anniversary gala of the Downtown Cluster's Geriatric Day Care Center today, Friday, October 5, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. at the Navy Yard Catering and Conference Center, 1411 Parsons Ave. SE. The center provides therapeutic and recreational activities for seniors in the District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will appear on NewsChannel 8's NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt today, October 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the D.C. Council's budget autonomy Charter referendum, the next steps for bringing the District's Frederick Douglass Statue into the U.S. Capitol, and other issues affecting the District.
Published: October 5, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released her monthly report showing the number of D.C. workers on nine large U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) construction projects underway across the city. Norton closely monitors the hiring of D.C. residents on federally funded construction projects in the city, does frequent unannounced visits to the projects, holds roundtable hearings, and requires contractors to provide her with monthly reports on the hiring of District residents on their projects.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be joined by D.C. Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie for a walking tour of Fort Totten Park, owned by the National Park Service (NPS), October 4, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. beginning near the Fort Totten Metro Station. Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Angel Alston will also join the tour. Norton is visiting the park in response to complaints from D.C. residents about a spike in violent muggings in the park.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that the exhibit of works of art by D.C. students entered in the 2012 Congressional Art Competition that have been on display at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport since June will remain there through October 15, 2012, by popular demand.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on a bill introduced today in the District of Columbia Council authorizing a proposed Charter amendment to grant the city budget autonomy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) keynote remarks at the 5th anniversary celebration of the Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center, on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at 324 Kennedy Street NW,will sort out controversial claims about the Affordable Care Act and Medicare for senior citizens. The Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center provides fitness and education programs designed to improve and maintain the health of seniors in the District.