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Eleanor Holmes Norton

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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.

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Nov 17, 2020

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House suspend…

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Nov 17, 2020

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House suspend…

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Nov 17, 2020

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House suspend…

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Nov 17, 2020

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House suspend…

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Nov 17, 2020

When we consider the concerns that we have about transportation, this is one of the cleanest forms of transportation in the United States or in the world.

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Nov 17, 2020

I am very concerned, and hopefully you can keep us informed because Mr. O'Toole's testimony...suggested that Amtrak's service was only for a small population.

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Oct 6, 2020

I think the average taxpayer and the statistics are that the American people are extraordinary compliant, but they are astonished by what they have learned about the state of the IRS.

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Oct 6, 2020

Many of these are joint filers. They have families. They have child support payments.

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Oct 6, 2020

I ask that that number be required to be later given to the committee.

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Oct 6, 2020

I do want to say how happy I am that the IRS has just extended the registration deadline for these nonfilers.

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Oct 1, 2020

This legislation builds upon that work, requiring passenger transportation carriers to establish formal policies, training, and reporting structures for sexual assault and harassment and adds penalties for individuals who physically or…

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Oct 1, 2020

I thank my good friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chair Grijalva for taking the Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act through committee and bringing it to the floor. I appreciate that he allowed me to sit in…

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Oct 1, 2020

I strongly support the Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act, which would institute reporting requirements for incidents of sexual assault and harassment in passenger transportation carriers including airlines, vessels…

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Sep 30, 2020

the problem is that they are not doing everything they can, and that is why this hearing is so important.

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Sep 30, 2020

But I mean the list price. I mean the list price, sir.

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Sep 30, 2020

I want to thank you for this very important hearing.

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Sep 30, 2020

Will you commit to lowering the list price of Acthar in the United States? Yes or no.

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Sep 29, 2020

Every time your companies raise prices, you push these lifelines and opportunities for good health even further out of reach.

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Sep 29, 2020

I want to thank you for this very important hearing, and I note that it is a two-day hearing.

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Sep 28, 2020

This is a very important hearing that we are--and not the first one we have had on this subject.

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Sep 23, 2020

The effects of climate change, in so many areas of our economy, are worsening existing challenges.

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Sep 22, 2020

One of the most powerful tools in the field of transportation and construction to assist people who have routinely been left out or left behind is the U.S. Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program.

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Sep 22, 2020

We are at a pivotal moment in our Nation's history, we are shining a long-overdue light on the lived realities of people of color in this country.

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Sep 22, 2020

I cannot overstate the importance of this hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.

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