Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I want to take a moment to thank members of this subcommittee who have highlighted the critical needs of these programs.”

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.

I urge the FAA to do more to combat aviation noise and to engage more with affected communities on this matter.

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

These are unprecedented and extraordinarily difficult times for our Federal employees. The Trump administration seems intent on dismantling much of the Federal Government in violation of the Constitution, Federal statutes, and Federal…