Eleanor Holmes Norton: “With all of the concern about police abuse that we see, particularly among young people, I do want to be clear that…”

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

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.

H.R. 8505 would provide FMCSA with better tools to root out unscrupulous actors, which are also harmful to consumers and highway safety.

FEMA has provided more than $1.6 billion in assistance to more than 910,000 households.