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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, which oversees the U.S. Capitol grounds, for introducing a concurrent resolution to place D.C.'s Frederick Douglass statue in the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton announced today that she will speak at the unveiling and dedication ceremony of a plaque dedicated to the nine victims of the June 22, 2009 Metro red line accident on Friday, June 22, 2012, near the crash site, at the Langley Bridge (New Hampshire Ave. near 1st St. and Oglepthorpe St.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today she is pleased that the House Appropriations Committee followed its Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in funding many of her top priorities in the fiscal year 2013 D.C. appropriations bill it approved today, especially the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program for thousands of D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she will attend the investiture ceremony for Rudolph Contreras today, June 20, 2012, at The United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave. NW at 4:30 p.m., as he becomes a U.S. District Court judge for the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she will hold a Norton in Your Neighborhood community conversation with residents from ANC 1D tonight, June 19, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the La Casa Community Center, 3166 Mount Pleasant Street NW. Norton will seek feedback from the Ward 1 Mt.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that her optimism has grown preventing future District of Columbia government shutdowns now that the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee has joined the call by the three other committees with jurisdiction over District to give the D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced figures on D.C. residents employed at the St. Elizabeths Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters construction project in Ward 8, and reported on her unannounced visit to the site Friday. The current construction on the Coast Guard headquarters there is winding down.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved a fiscal year 2013 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill with no anti-home-rule riders attached to the District of Columbia's local budget. Sen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will kick off the pre-launch of Lunchtime Music on the Mall tomorrow, June 14, 2012,at noon, near the Smithsonian Metro stop on the National Mall. Norton will introduce violinist and D.C. native Clarice Labbe, the first artist to perform as part of the series.