Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I want to commend you on the budget that the mayor--first, you, Mayor Gray, have submitted.”

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

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…

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

This CR is an act of fiscal sabotage against the District of Columbia and an abuse of Congress' power over disenfranchised D.C. This CR will result in an immediate cut of more than $1 billion from D.C.'s $21 billion budget 6 months into…