Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I thank you for this hearing. I think it's very important that we get beneath the…”

This process is key to our democracy. It provides avenues for every citizen, lawmaker, and stakeholder to provide input into the rulemaking process.

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.

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

These are unprecedented and extraordinarily difficult times for our Federal employees. The Trump administration seems intent on dismantling much of the Federal Government in violation of the Constitution, Federal statutes, and Federal…