Eleanor Holmes Norton: “In terms of being able to bring those projects in.”

D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can force dramatic overnight cuts to essential services, including police, sanitation, and schools.

I have urged the administration to remove these troops immediately.

I have introduced the Ensure Full Participation in the Census Act, H.R. 7911, to prohibit the Census Bureau from asking questions on the Decennial Census about citizenship, nationality, or immigration status.

I have one response to people with doubts about my ability to serve: Watch me.