Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Why would an agency not want everybody in the room?”

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.

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.

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’m gonna run. I don’t know why anybody would even ask me.