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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the Obama administration's reaffirmation of its support for preventing the District of Columbia government from facing shutdowns over unrelated federal spending fights, as well as its opposition to the D.C. abortion rider, is invaluable to the city's ongoing appropriations struggle this year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released this statement on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the majority of the President's Affordable Care Act.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today issued the following statement about the future of the D.C. War Memorial:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today joined D.C. government officials in requesting that the District of Columbia Local Budget Autonomy Act (S. 2345) be withdrawn from the markup in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee scheduled for Wednesday, because of an unusual number of anti-home-rule amendments filed by Republicans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today celebrated House passage of her Southwest Waterfront redevelopment bill (H.R. 2297), which is now headed to the White House for President Obama to sign into law.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be tested for HIV today, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at a mobile clinic located at the intersection of New Jersey Ave. and C St. SE. The mobile clinic will offer free and confidential HIV testing from 10:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today marked the 10^th anniversary of Ilir Zherka's service as Executive Director of DC Vote by entering remarks in his honor into the Congressional Record recognizing his leadership in the fight to give the District of Columbia equal representation and rights in Congress.