Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Indeed the District of Columbia is a double-whammy victim of this shutdown.”

Making it permanent would add another $4 trillion, with a 'T, to the deficit, leading us on the path to more debt.

Throughout my career in Congress I’ve passionately defended home rule and DC’s right to govern itself.

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.

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.