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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the Secret Service prostitution scandal, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a former chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, called on Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan to move aggressively to give women more opportunities for employment and promotion in the agency, where women now make up only 11 percent of the workforce.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today to ask her to serve on the House – Senate conference committee charged with reauthorizing the surface transportation reauthorization bill. The bill, if enacted, would likely be the only major job creation bill passed during this Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that her District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act (H.R. 3902) passed the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs this morning. The bill passed in the House earlier this year.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that two of her bills to increase the city's home-rule authority will be marked up by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in SD-342.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on discussions regarding the Height Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will lead a Special Order on the House floor today at 3:30 p.m. to discuss new progress toward achieving budget autonomy for the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) stood at President Obama's side in the Rose Garden this month as he signed the "Jumpstart Our Businesses and Startups" Act, which will be featured in discussions at her "Small Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair" this Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.