Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Most of us did not know--I don't believe I knew until the crash--that there were no national rail standards.”

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.

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this rule and the full-year continuing resolution. The CR is an act of fiscal sabotage against D.C. and is an abuse of power over a disenfranchised jurisdiction, the…

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