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D.C. Medical Marijuana Bill Now Law as Norton Successfully Defends Against Attempts to Overturn It
July 26, 2010
Norton Gets First Hearing on D.C. Women in Prison Since Feds Asked to House D.C. Prisoners
Norton Relieved Congress Passed Unemployment Benefits Extension, Yet Outraged at the Delay
Norton's Bill to Transfer Land and Spur Economic Development Passes Committee
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) bill, H.R. 5494, to transfer six parcels of land to the District of Columbia, passed the House Committee on Natural Resources today. The parcels of land scattered throughout the city are adjacent to the Marie H. Reed Community Learning Center, the old Meyer Elementary School site, the Southwest Library site, and at the intersection of North Capitol Street and Florida Avenue.
Senator Lieberman Agrees to Introduce D.C. Statue Bill
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) today announced that Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has agreed to introduce a Senate companion to her bill, H.R. 5493, to allow the District to place two statues in the U.S. Capitol.
Norton Says Second $150 Million for Metro on Track for Final Passage
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the House Appropriations Committee for the second $150 million installment of the 10-year, $1.5 billion in federal funding for Metro capital improvements and maintenance, which Norton has championed as a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Norton's Bill Reducing D.C. Special Election Waiting Period for Council Passes Subcommittee Today
Norton Begins Neighborhood Community Conversations on D.C. Voting Rights Next Steps
WASHINGTON, DC- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today will begin the first in a series of Norton in Your Neighborhood Community Conversations on D.C. voting rights next steps at the home of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner 3D01 Elizabeth Sandza,and with Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner 2C01 Alexander Padro on Thursday, July 22, at Chatman's D'Vine Bakery & Café, 1239 9th St NW, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Norton Manages Her Bill Today on House Floor to Spur Economic Development in D.C.
Norton Struggle Against New Flood Insurance Cost for D.C. Residents Close to Finish Line
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today expresses relief at the House passage of the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010, which contains a provision to delay for five years the effective date for the mandatory purchase of flood insurance for certain new flood hazard areas, some of which are in the District of Columbia.