Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I do not intend to offer any excuses. I am not going to say GSA made me do it...”

Throughout my career in Congress I’ve passionately defended home rule and DC’s right to govern itself.

Our local police force should not be subject to federalization, an action that wouldn't be possible for any other police department in the country.

This CR is an act of fiscal sabotage against the District of Columbia and an abuse of Congress' power over disenfranchised D.C. This CR will result in an immediate cut of more than $1 billion from D.C.'s $21 billion budget 6 months into…

I urge Members to vote ``no.'' Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Goldman).