Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I was astonished that bus drivers... were being attacked apparently often enough so that a job action was threatened.”

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…

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.

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…

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