Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Mitigation does far more than save money. It reduces injuries and saves lives.”

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…

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.

Making it permanent would add another $4 trillion, with a 'T, to the deficit, leading us on the path to more debt.

I will use every tool at my disposal to stop these riders from becoming law, and I commit to reminding my fellow lawmakers across the aisle that D.C. residents deserve the same consideration as their own constituents at every opportunity.