Eleanor Holmes Norton: “This administration, given the circumstances that have forced it into raising sky high deficit, needs to be leveraging…”

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

I have urged the administration to remove these troops immediately.

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.