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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will use the coming of the cherry blossoms and spring weather to reintroduce her Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise (LIFE) Act when Congress returns from recess. The Affordable Care Act, which is pending at the Supreme Court, is only one part of what needs to be done about health care in the United States. Norton said, "If we are serious about health care, we must start where our most serious health conditions begin, the epidemic of overweight and obesity."

WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton(D-DC) will introduce former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative University on Sunday, April 1 at Kelly Miller Middle School at 9:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said today that her Small Business "Access to Capital and Business Opportunities" Fair has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W. The Fair will feature banks, credit unions, and federal agencies with contracts. The event is free-of-charge and seating is first-come, first-served. Advance registration is in progress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the five-week cherry blossom festival begins, bringing thousands of people to Washington to open the spring season, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act. The Congresswoman's bill addresses the need for balance by establishing a commission of experts from a broad spectrum of disciplines to investigate how to maintain democratic traditions of openness and access while responding adequately to the substantial security threats posed by terrorism.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today issued the following statement on the passing of John A. Payton, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, will speak at a Heartland Institute congressional briefing, entitled "Dealing with Catastrophes: Could Onshore Reserving Make a Difference?" on Friday, March 23, at noon in 122 Cannon, about her legislation to make the District of Columbia an international financial center for catastrophe insurance reserves that insurers must set aside to cover losses from natural disasters.