Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Does Maryland have any jurisdiction over the District of Columbia today? It does not.”

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.

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.

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

I am outraged at the number and scope of anti-D.C. home rule riders in the bill released today.