Eleanor Holmes Norton

My colleagues in the Majority continue to insist that the Department of Energy is trying to either outright ban or regulate gas stoves to death.

What Republicans did not tell the American people is that the Department of Energy's proposed rule would lower energy costs and provide health benefits to households and businesses.

Updating energy efficiency regulations has been a standard practice for years.

Republicans have said that the Department of Energy's conservation program is a 'war on appliances.' It is not.

St. Elizabeths, which Representative Norton is very familiar with, has been a consolidation effort for over 15 years.

Will the EPA commit to treating DC as a State, county, and city in Federal grant programs unless a Federal law expressly precludes such treatment?

Does GSA understand the importance of CSOSA remaining near the court and support CSOSA locating CSOSA near the court?

the District of Columbia operates as the functional equivalent of a State, county, and city, and DC residents pay full Federal taxes.

So, you will treat DC as a State for these programs?

I strongly oppose this undemocratic, paternalistic bill.

A municipal legislature for local purposes, derived from their own suffrages, will, of course, be allowed them.

The Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 is now law and it should remain law.

D.C. residents, a majority of whom are Black and Brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves.

They have already introduced 17 bills that would do so.

Congress needs to provide adequate funding to Federal agencies to bolster their workforce and by providing workers adequate compensation, offering comparable benefits, and exploring other steps to attract the next generation of Federal…

For more than a decade... congressional Republicans or their Majorities have sought to severely constrain the Federal budget.

Public lands not only support complex ecosystems, but also can sequester carbon and make areas more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

I thank my good friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on overriding the veto. H.J. Res. 42 is a profoundly undemocratic, paternalistic resolution. Congress, in which the nearly 700,000 District of Columbia…

For years, Republicans in Congress have tried to pass legislation to take the regulatory review process away from the executive branch and put it squarely in the hands of Congress.

the purpose of the regulatory process is to ensure that the Federal Government is accessible and accountable to the public.

Every rule in the Federal Register is finalized after a thorough and intensive public comment period.

I urge my colleagues to support H. Con. Res. 43, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1715 I11Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby is a time-honored tradition that provides an opportunity to promote…

This is an enlightening and sometimes frightening hearing.

Do you think Congress should pass legislation to give the DC mayor control of the DC National Guard, and if so, why?

That means that the President can deploy the DC National Guard to act as a domestic police force pretty much at will.