DC statehood Senate hearing date set fox5dc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fox5dc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jun 8, 2021
Norton pleased report does not call for permanent fencing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), after the release today of a Senate report on the attack on the U.S. Capitol, once again called on Congress to pass her District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act, which would give the D.C. mayor control over the D.C. National Guard. Norton also said she was pleased that the report did not recommend permanent fencing at the Capitol complex. Norton’s No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act would prohibit the use of federal funds to install permanent fencing at the Capitol complex.
Over the past couple of years the challenges of revamping Union Station into a multimodal transit hub had been all over the regional news. But with a new devout train rider as president, and federal push for more efficient transportation and infrastructure, could Union Station finally be getting the national push to move the project to the finish line.
House Democrats Advance Legislation to Ensure Justice for All and Protect Our Democratic Institutions einnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from einnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
May 19, 2021 Press Release
Officials will meet laborers, union leaders at Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to discuss American Jobs Plan, importance of replacing nation’s infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Wednesday May 19, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Mayor Muriel Bowser of the District of Columbia, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will visit the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge construction site in southeast Washington, D.C. The officials will offer remarks about the American Jobs Plan, its creation of millions of good-paying jobs and the importance of replacing the nation’s infrastructure.