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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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she was very pleased with a provision in the House-passed fiscal year 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill ratifying the Capitol Police Board decision to continue commercial filming and photography in Union Square (the area just below the west side of the Capitol), after its transfer last year from the National Park Service (NPS) to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After leaving the fiscal year 2013 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government markup today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she was very happy to learn that the subcommittee had provided $15 million for her top environmental priority, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's (DC Water) Clean Rivers Project to reduce combined sewer overflow and restore the Anacostia River, $3.5 million more than in the administration's request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she was especially gratified that the fiscal year 2013 Homeland Security appropriations bill approved by the House includes $34.5 million for the continued development of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters on the St. Elizabeths campus in Ward 8, in sharp contrast to last year, when the House did not provide any funding.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said the pre-launch of Lunchtime Music on the Mall with violinist and D.C. resident Clarice Labbe has been postponed due to impending rain. Ms. Labbe will perform instead on Thursday, June 14, 2012 from noon – 2 p.m. on the National Mall near the Smithsonian Metro stop.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be on the National Mall Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at noon for the pre-launch of "Lunchtime Music on the Mall." Norton will introduce violinist and D.C. resident Clarice Labbe, who will perform near the Smithsonian Metro stop from noon. to 2:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton today (D-DC) offered an amendment protect the nation's drinking water at the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of a bill (H.R. 4965) that would limit the authority of the Obama administration to regulate pollution in smaller waterways.