Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I urge all of you to do what over two centuries of lawmakers have failed to correct and grant full democracy to D.C.…”

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 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…

This process is key to our democracy. It provides avenues for every citizen, lawmaker, and stakeholder to provide input into the rulemaking process.

The policies being proposed by the former President are inflationary and would cost everyday Americans thousands of dollars each year.