Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The budget requests for the CIG program from the administration have been, to say the least, anemic.”

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

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.

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 would like to thank subcommittee Chair Rick Crawford for holding this hearing on transportation regulations.