Eleanor Holmes Norton: “This issue is very bipartisan.”

D.C.'s local courts have faced chronic judicial vacancies for far too long, delaying justice for residents and placing an unnecessary strain on the administration of our local court system.

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.

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

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