Press Releases

June 25, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Amendment Preventing USDA Agencies from Relocating Outside National Capital Region Passes House Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her amendment…

For immediate release Contact: Diane Shinn  Funds for At-Risk Students Used for Other Purposes New report finds $450 million spent “without a consistent, measurable strategy”  WASHINGTON, June 26, 2019–Schools with the highest…

For Immediate Release: June 25, 2019 Contact: Katie Liming Commemorate the 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens with the National Park Service Living historians fire cannons at the 150th commemoration of the Battle of…

June 25, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Bill That Provides Back Pay to Federal Contract Workers Passes House WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that a bill that Norton led with Representative…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi 202-724-8063 Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill Expanding Maternal Health Services Covered Under Insurance in the District Today Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) Mayor Bowser Meets with Automotive Technology Company in Israel on Road Safety Strategies (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL) – Today,…

June 25, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Thanks House Rules Committee for Defeating Five Anti-Home-Rule Amendments WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked the House Rules Committee for prohibiting, at…

Date:June 24, 2019 Contact:Gary StephensonSenior Director, Media Relations and Public Affairs Subject: Sibley Memorial Hospital Collaborates with Unity Health Care to Provide Cancer Services at the Parkside Health Center Signing…

June 24, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Amendment Directing FAA to Prioritize Combating Airplane, Helicopter Noise Passes House WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the co-chair of the Quiet Skies…

June 24, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Bill Banning E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak to be Marked Up, Wednesday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that her Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of…

For immediate release: June 24, 2019 Metro to begin on-demand transportation program for late-night commuters July 1 Metro today opened registration for a new program to support late-night workers who travel between midnight and 4…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) With Only 99 Days of Free Circulator Left, Mayor Bowser Urges Council to Make Washington, DC a Leader in Free Public Transportation by Permanently Eliminating…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Announces Next Innovation in Curbside Management Program (Washington, DC) — Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) Mayor Bowser to Lead Israel Trade Mission to Promote DC as Destination for Investment and Tourism Historic Mission to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Statement from Mayor Bowser on Recent Violence Against Members of the LGBTQ Community (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, as members of the DC community come…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE STATEMENT ON ALLEGED HATE CRIME AND ROBBERY AGAINST TWO MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT’S LGBTQ COMMUNITY WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Statement from Mayor Bowser on President Trump’s Threat to Arrest and Remove Immigrant Residents (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser released the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2019 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Announces Progress on First-Ever TIF in Ward 8 (WASHINGTON, DC) – In May, at the ICSC Global Retail Real Estate Convention, Mayor Muriel Bowser…