Eleanor Holmes Norton

I am pleased to be serving with our new subcommittee chair, Representative Jeffrey Denham.

I think that the blame has to be taken where it is in the Administration, and that's who we're going to hold responsible.

I very much thank the gentleman not only for his remarks today but for the extraordinary work he did. He's right. I was pushing, but he was the real pusher. He was the man at the steering wheel, and he kept doing it until all those riders…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to claim a half hour this afternoon to speak about the citizens of the Nation's Capital, who are full and equal citizens of the United States of America; that Nation's Capital that was born with the Nation…

The next time you want to make a point like this, I would suggest that you station Mr. Peck here.

I am heartbroken for all who were in the line of fire and for their families. I focus now on Gabby because I cannot get her out of my consciousness. I am trying to understand her prescient fearlessness of her own safety in the days before…

Madam Speaker, for myself and for the Delegates from American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, I offered a motion earlier that the House conduct a full and…

First, I want to thank the gentleman from Florida. His kind and gentle words are typical of the way he has operated on the committee-- always in the most collegial fashion when he talks about the District of Columbia and its not…

I am particularly grateful this evening to Chairman Brady for working so closely with me on the bill for statues for the District of Columbia, a bill I have introduced for years but that did not move until Mr. Brady became chair. However…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney) for her initiative in seeing a problem and seeing to it that we deal with this problem while we have got a hand on it. Actually, her bill is very timely. The census is about to…

I come to the floor this evening because a colleague of iconic reputation is about to leave this House. Now, Jim Oberstar will do very well. I wish I could say the same for those of us he leaves behind. Jim carries with him much more than…

First, I want to thank the ranking member, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart), with whom I have worked so well and so closely, to thank him for the collegiality he and I have had on the subcommittee. It is a model, it seems…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, but I need to thank him for much more, for not only sponsoring this bill, but for shepherding this bill. It was not always smooth sailing, but it was mostly smooth sailing because its underlying purpose…

But operations and maintenance represents 60 to 85 percent of the costs of a facility over its lifetime. Look what we're doing here today. We've saved the taxpayer money by investing in energy efficiency. Now we're going to save money for…

I want to thank Chairman Lynch and Mr. Sarbanes for this important bill which takes telework from policy to practice. What progress we have made in telework we owe largely to members of this region, but especially to Mr. Wolf. The Telework…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5702, which reduces the waiting period for special elections to fill certain vacancies in elected positions in the District of Columbia government from 114 to 70 days. I introduced this measure on…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5758. This measure designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building. H.R…

And rise to support H.R. 6278, the Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2010. This bill would permit the District of Columbia to use the Kingman and Heritage Islands for recreational, environmental, and educational purposes. I introduced…

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I present H.R. 5655 for consideration. This measure designates the Little River Branch facility of the United States Postal Service, located at 140 Northeast…

I do want him to know that the Home Rule Act does delegate decisions precisely like this to the D.C. Government. I believe that the State government analogy is inapposite here. I don't think any Member of Congress believes that he or she…

I rise today to ask for support to rename the post office located in my district at 100 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, in honor of Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener. Mr. Speaker, I know a lot of times we are here renaming post offices. Post…

I rise in support of H. Res. 1494, a resolution congratulating the champion, finalists, and all other participants in the 83rd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a 2-day competition held in May or…

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I am proud to present H. Res. 1529 for consideration. This legislation commends Bob Sheppard for his long and respected career as the public-address…

I rise in support of H.R. 5367, the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010. I introduced this bill on May 24, 2010, and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee ordered the bill reported on September 23…

I rise in support of H. Res. 1428, a resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a top cultural and environmental attraction in New York City, attracting over 730,000 visitors…