Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Now, nobody on this committee is against natural gas. Natural gas is an important step to be taking now in the fight to…”

I am outraged at the number and scope of anti-D.C. home rule riders in the bill released today.

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

This bill would establish a commonsense process to ensure that qualified nominees are not indefinitely delayed by Senate inaction.

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.