Eleanor Holmes Norton
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D.C. Statehood Activists Gear Up for Historic June 22 Senate Hearing
D.C. statehood activists are organizing their supporters for the June 22 hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security…
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Norton to Hold Public Meeting on Future of D.C.’s Beach Drive
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton will hold a community meeting on whether to close Beach Drive permanently to vehicle traffic.
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Norton Floats Bill Requiring D.C. Residency for Some Federal Officials
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s nonvoting representative in Congress, has introduced a bill requiring many federal officials who serve in the…
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Five Senators Speak Up for D.C. Statehood
Five U.S. senators spoke Tuesday on the chamber floor in support of passing a bill to make D.C. the union's…
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Norton Lauds Constitutional Scholars’ Letter Supporting D.C. Statehood
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Tuesday praised a letter to leaders on Capitol Hill from some of the country's…
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Norton Praises Senate Dems for Killing Amendment Opposing D.C. Statehood
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Friday praised Democrats on the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for recently defeating…
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Fight for D.C. Statehood Goes to Capitol Hill Thursday
After years of going back and forth, lawmakers return to Capitol Hill Thursday to vote on making D.C. the nation’s…
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D.C. Residents Ready to Take Statehood Cause to U.S. Senate
House passage of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill — The Washington, D.C. Admissions Act of 2021 — shifts the…
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Norton Demands Answers on Missing, Delayed D.C. Mail
As District residents wait for tax refunds, stimulus checks and even utility bills, complaints are mounting over a U.S. Postal…
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House Passes D.C. Statehood Bill; Senate Showdown Looms
The Democrat-controlled House on Thursday approved a bill calling for the District to be the 51st state of the union,…
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