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October 1, 2011
What was President Obama really saying to us at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner last weekend? He offered a lot of his vintage hope and a little tough love, but most of the speech was the mix of inspiration and substance that Democrats relish. Nearing the end of his first term, the President even loosened up enough to give the "B" word, bringing the audience to its feet. But it was his tough-love lines that caught the media's attention.
October 1, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today applauded news reports that the administration has decided to use authority granted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the August FAA extension bill to pay employees who were furloughed for two weeks during the congressional standoff. Norton argued in an August 18 press release that the text of the House bill, ultimately passed by the Senate, in fact authorized paying furloughed FAA employees, without need for a new bill providing for back pay.
September 30, 2011
September 29, 2011
September 28, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to a media inquiry, the Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that, contrary to what may have been reported, the continuing resolutions (CRs) passed by the Senate on Monday do not give the District of Columbia the authority to spend its local funds through 2012, as Norton has repeatedly requested.
September 28, 2011
September 27, 2011
September 26, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on the death of Dr. Gaurav Gopalan, who was killed earlier this month:
Statement of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Occasion of the Candlelight Vigil In Memory of Dr. Gaurav Gopalan
September 23, 2011
September 23, 2011