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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.
I thank my good friend for yielding and for his support of H.R. 51. The rule before us is not ordinary. It is the prelude to history, and I use that word advisedly. Last Congress, the House passed the D.C. statehood bill, the first time…
I am pleased to strongly support H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, a critically important bill. As the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, I enforced the Equal Pay Act. I particularly appreciate that…
I include in the Record a letter from the American Bar Association supporting passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. American Bar Association, April 13, 2021. Re ABA Urges Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. Dear Representative: On behalf…
Will you work to ensure that the SEP is not car-centric and accommodates all of these modes of transportation, especially those that serve lower income communities, like buses?
That's why this week I'm reintroducing my bill, the Fair Pay Act, that would require that if men and women are doing comparable work, they will be paid comparable wages.
Madam Chair, you found a very useful way to recognize Women's History Month, and I appreciate that very much.
This bill would achieve these goals while also promoting transparency and encouraging federal agencies to strive to reach minorities.
This bill would require federal agencies to provide prior and projected total expenditures for such contracts.
I ask that you mark up my federal government Advertising Equity Accountable Act designated as H.R. 2576 in the 116th Congress.
We now thank you, Madam Chair, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, our Congresswoman, and your Democratic colleagues and President Biden, for righting that wrong last week with the American Rescue Plan.
Why aren't you fighting for Puerto Rican admission? It's been in the Republican Party's national platform for several decades.
Both Republican and Democratic Justice Departments who have looked at the issue have said that a constitutional amendment is required for D.C. Statehood.
D.C. would be the only state in the entire country to have the Federal Government pick up billions and billions of annual dollars in expenses each year.
Let me say at the outset that this hearing will refute each of the contentions just raised by the ranking member.
D.C. residents deserve full voting representation in the Senate and House and complete control over local affairs.
The simple truth is that the right to democracy should not be contingent on party registration.
D.C. residents should not have to abandon our homes and move elsewhere to secure the rights of citizens enjoyed by others.
The text of the District Clause is clear. Congress has complete, and the witness has testified, absolute authority over the district.
The Framers of our Constitution wanted a separate Federal District to preserve the safety and security of the Federal Government.
The text only refers to, and I'll quote: 'The district constituting the seat of government.'
D.C. wants to continue to receive their special benefits for schools, for colleges, for roads, billions of dollars in Federal funds.
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