Eleanor Holmes Norton

The cost of health care will go up.

The House just won't let up on American women. Tomorrow features a committee markup to deprive women of their constitutional right to an abortion. The bill picks on D.C. women because Republicans don't have the nerve to introduce this…

I was astounded by the number, almost 60 million Americans, nonelderly now, have what are called preexisting conditions.

I just hope in the process the State will consult with the hospitals because they may be one of the victims in all of the play back and forth.

I thank Chairman Mica and Ranking Member Rahall for working together on this bill. This year's transportation bill could be named the Jobs Act of 2012 because it is the only bill from the 112th Congress that will create a significant…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members may be aware that I come to the floor occasionally in order to make certain that Members have the full background as they find themselves in the perplexing situation of receiving legislation on a local…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I have come back from walking out of this proceeding to address the serious, baseless charge of a coverup. No one in the majority has been able to charge that the Attorney General or his top lieutenants…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Any doubt that today's contempt resolution is political was put to rest when the NRA joined in to blowtorch vulnerable Democrats to vote for contempt today. The gun lobby is directly responsible for the…

The last leg of today's weak reed of contempt is the claim that the President asserted executive privilege too late. Why not from the beginning? The President, like every President before him, did not assert the privilege until…

I have only brief remarks because I want to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from Texas and the gentleman from Missouri and to thank them for bringing this bill forward. Special thanks are due to Chairman Darrel Issa and…

Part of the administration's efforts to dispose of and redevelop underutilized Federal properties, that effort led to the administration's submission of the Civilian Property Realignment Commission proposal to Congress still pending here…

I think one of the things the committee needs to inquire, OMB in both Republican and Democratic administrations... it is my belief that somehow there is an endemic problem in OMB across administrations.

There is always political feedback from Members of the House and Senate if you try to sell a property in their district of State.

I come to the floor this afternoon as part of my series of talks designed to help Members of the House and Senate understand the place of the District of Columbia in our structure. It is an anomalous place. And when Members come to the…

If this is such a benign amendment for the good of the District of Columbia, I can't imagine why the gentleman hasn't offered it for the Nation at large. Why help us when we haven't asked for your help? Why not help everybody? Why not help…

The District of Columbia is not a colony, it is part of the United States, and its people are entitled to be treated with the same respect that we demand for the people we represent.

When the President alerted the country that student loan interest rates would double July 1, our Republican friends called it a fake controversy, that they always intended to take care of it. Why, then, was it nowhere to be found in the…

The Kennedy Center, a Presidential memorial, is one of the Nation's busiest arts facilities, presenting more than 2,000 performances annually and hosting thousands of theater-goers, visitors, and tourists. In fact, it is considered by many…

House Concurrent Resolution 117 authorizes use of the Capitol Grounds for the 31st Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on May 15 on the West Front of the Capitol, a solemn and respectful public event in our Nation's Capital…

I am delighted to support House Concurrent Resolution 106 which authorizes use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby on June 16, 2012. I would also like to offer my appreciation to the majority and to acknowledge…

I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

I appreciate the bipartisanship of this bill. To my good friend, the minority whip from Maryland, I can only say that the championship that your own district brought back is enough to make us think that our area teams might one day have a…

This year marks the 27th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the District of Columbia Special Olympics. The torch relay event is a traditional event organized by law enforcement personnel for the D.C. Special Olympics, which takes…

I have no further speakers and I again urge passage of S. 1302 and yield back the balance of my time.

I want to thank my friend from Maryland. I want to add to her list because importantly when our party, the Democrats, took control, the interest rates were where they will go in July. They were at 6.8 percent. We felt the pain, and we…