Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The notion, particularly after this hearing, that we are leaving, you know, civil servants at the table as decision…”

I will use every tool at my disposal to stop these riders from becoming law, and I commit to reminding my fellow lawmakers across the aisle that D.C. residents deserve the same consideration as their own constituents at every opportunity.

In my long career representing D.C. residents in Congress, I have rarely seen a bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the more than 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital as this one.

Because there is no limit on how long personal information can be exploited, Congress must protect these federal employees and contractors in perpetuity.

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