Eleanor Holmes Norton: “This is merely a courtesy. So, I support the Ranking Member's change so that, as a courtesy, any member could be waived…”

In my long career representing D.C. residents in Congress, I have rarely seen a bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the more than 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital as this one.

I have urged the administration to remove these troops immediately.

Because there is no limit on how long personal information can be exploited, Congress must protect these federal employees and contractors in perpetuity.

D.C.'s local courts have faced chronic judicial vacancies for far too long, delaying justice for residents and placing an unnecessary strain on the administration of our local court system.