Eleanor Holmes Norton: “This is just unacceptable.”

I have written to the Postal Service many times in recent years about issues in the District of Columbia, including mail being stolen, burned, or otherwise destroyed, lost, or not delivered.

As President, Mr. Trump failed to deliver on promises he made during his first term, leaving us with an economy in shambles.

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

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.