Eleanor Holmes Norton: “What costs a thousand dollars? You can't even get in those gates.”

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.

Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026, which would make short-term disability insurance available to federal employees.

I believe this bill strikes the middle ground, while showing Congress' support for LGBTQ+ individuals.

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.