Eleanor Holmes Norton: “You can't kill some things. They just refuse to die.”

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

I think returning to a pre-Sackett regime would provide a uniform level of protection across the United States.

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 urge the administration to move forward to finish this rulemaking.