Eleanor Holmes Norton: “It is shameful that anyone would claim to support democracy and freedom and oppose statehood.”

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.

Because there is no limit on how long personal information can be exploited, Congress must protect these federal employees and contractors in perpetuity.

I have urged the administration to remove these troops immediately.

I believe this bill strikes the middle ground, while showing Congress' support for LGBTQ+ individuals.