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Eleanor Holmes Norton is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for the District of Columbia since 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a strong advocate for D.C. statehood and local autonomy. Throughout her tenure, Norton has focused on issues such as civil rights, education, and public safety, often emphasizing the unique challenges faced by residents of the District of Columbia. She has been vocal against federal interference in local governance, arguing for the rights of D.C. residents to have representation and control over their own affairs.
In 2021, there was a safety alert to operators where the FAA warned, and here I am quoting, 'the receiver on the radio altimeter is typically accurate, however it may deliver erroneous results in the presence of out-of-band radio frequency…
Questions from Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton to Hon. Eric Fanning, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Industries Association.
I have repeatedly introduced legislation that will require OPM to make permanent free identity protection coverage.
I thank both of my friends for their kind remarks on my bill, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act. As my friend has just said, this is really an unusual bill because it came to me from a fifth grader. I am…
I appreciate the opportunity to introduce Loren AliKhan and Judge John Howard III to be Associate Judges...
Democrats in the House have much to be proud of as we approach the end of the year. In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, we have passed two of the most significant bills in the history of the House of Representatives-- the…
I thank my good friend for this hearing. It is especially timely now as we note what the Federal Government is being--has been doing for the past two years with COVID-19.
Build Back Better not only meets long- awaited critical needs, such as clean energy technology, it is fully paid for, unlike the 2001 and 2017 tax cuts under Republican Presidents. This is because the largest corporations and the highest…
Congress is close to delivering the Build Back Better Act this week containing our most comprehensive social provisions ever. Build Back Better will afford a plethora of gains our country has long sought--from our first significant action…
I introduced the Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act, that is H.R. 1468, to revoke the SEC's authority to independently lease general purpose office space.
As the daughter of a public school teacher, an essential and prized profession, I never expected to see a shortage of 100,000 teachers. It is catastrophic, especially now when children are being vaccinated and returning to in-person…
There is ample evidence that the fossil fuel industry has worked to deceive the public and sow doubt about climate science.
If the Constitution is silent on women's rights, other than the right to vote, and it took us some time to get that right, we find ourselves fighting the same fights for equality over and over again, fighting hard just not to lose the…
I will be in touch with you about that labor union, and I very much appreciate your cooperation.
My question, Administrator Dickson, is related to retention and recruitment of FAA certification oversight staff.
The President's Build Back Better plan has become the most important legislation in our history because it is essential to overcome the effects of the first pandemic in more than 100 years. So essential are the bill's ingredients that…
This kind of conduct you would expect in an autocratic republic, not a democracy like the United States of America.
That kind of threats after an election again is unprecedented in American life.
This oversight hearing is the appropriate response to claims that the election was stolen. Let's look into it.
That is an area, Madam Chair, that needs to be investigated, because that is a clear and present danger.
I think that's because of climate change and, therefore, increased reliance on the Federal Government.
The Build Back Better Act is historic, but I want to focus on two of its most important programs: climate change and much-needed social programs. First, climate change, the most important issue facing the entire world, without exception…
It would turn vast swaths of the United States into abortion-free zones, and it would turn women living in those states into reproductive refugees.
How does the Biden Administration's new strategy help to better equip the Federal Government in its fight against white supremacist and other far-right violence?
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