Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Imagine that, less than $75. And I know that is important out here.”

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

Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026, which would make short-term disability insurance available to federal employees.

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.

Lifetime identity protection is the only solution that will give the workers whose data was compromised the peace of mind they deserve.