Eleanor Holmes Norton: “So what we've done in the District of Columbia is we have expanded the underground market for marijuana.”

D.C.'s local courts have faced chronic judicial vacancies for far too long, delaying justice for residents and placing an unnecessary strain on the administration of our local court system.

D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can force dramatic overnight cuts to essential services, including police, sanitation, and schools.

I have written to the Postal Service many times in recent years about issues in the District of Columbia, including mail being stolen, burned, or otherwise destroyed, lost, or not delivered.

As President, Mr. Trump failed to deliver on promises he made during his first term, leaving us with an economy in shambles.