Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Every rule in the Federal Register is finalized after a thorough and intensive public comment period.”

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.

Because there is no limit on how long personal information can be exploited, Congress must protect these federal employees and contractors in perpetuity.

I strongly opposed the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. I urge this committee to take up legislation to overturn the Sackett decision and restore Clean Water Act protections for the Nation's rivers…

I would like to thank subcommittee Chair Rick Crawford for holding this hearing on transportation regulations.