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July 2, 2010

Norton Will Honor "The Costume Lady" at Park Dedication

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Ward 6 Councilman Tommy Wells will speak at the dedication ceremony of the "Lola Beaver Memorial Park" located at the corners of Massachusetts Avenue, Ninth and A streets, NE at 12:00 p.m. onMonday, July 5, 2010 to commemorate what would have been Lola Beaver's 100th birthday.


July 2, 2010

Norton's Priority On Senate Passage of Unemployment Extension Passed by House Today

July 1, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) who championed the unemployment extension bill passed by the House today, called on her Senate colleagues to pass, H.R. 5618, the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act today "without further unconscionable delay."


July 1, 2010

Norton Gets Another Bill to Spur Economic Development as Southwest Bill Passes Committee


June 30, 2010
Norton Ask Parties to Meet at the House on Streetcar Dispute

The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the Congresswoman regretted that the issue of overhead wires for streetcars has escalated after the disposition of federal funds had became a part of the discussion.


June 30, 2010

Norton Appreciates Gray's Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing D.C. Gun Bill

June 30, 2010


June 29, 2010

Norton Tells Senate and House Colleagues That Yesterday's Supreme Court Decision Vindicates D.C.'s New Gun Laws

WASHINGTON, DC - In a letter today to her House and Senate colleagues, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said, that yesterday's Second Amendment Supreme Court decision appears to sanction gun laws like the District's new and revised gun laws.


June 28, 2010

Norton Offers Condolences on the Passing of Senator Robert Byrd

WASHINGTON, DC- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Robert Byrd:


June 28, 2010

Supreme Court Gun Decision Undermines Rationale for District Gun Bill


June 28, 2010

Norton Bill Named for D.C. National Guard Member Killed in Metro Crash Passed in House

June 28, 2010


June 28, 2010

Hundreds Attend Foreclosure Prevention Day Sponsored by Obama Administration and Congresswoman Norton

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved counselors, 13 mortgage lenders, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provided one-on-one services to 765 homeowners at the Saving Homes, Foreclosure Prevention Daysponsored by the Obama Administration and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).