Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I claim the time in strong opposition to this amendment interfering in the local affairs of the District of Columbia.…”

I have introduced the Ensure Full Participation in the Census Act, H.R. 7911, to prohibit the Census Bureau from asking questions on the Decennial Census about citizenship, nationality, or immigration status.

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

I urge the administration to move forward to finish this rulemaking.

I have urged the administration to remove these troops immediately.