Eleanor Holmes Norton

I’m honored to join my fellow Congressional Mamas’ Caucus members in supporting In Her Honor, an art project highlighting racial disparities in maternal health.   Learn more about the project: moth...

Congratulations to DC’s 2026 nominees for the prestigious US military service academies!   I hosted a reception honoring these exceptional young Washingtonians as they prepare to serve as military ...

It’s an honor to receive the 2026 Lyme & Tickborne Disease Champion Award from the Center for Lyme Action.   As a member of the Lyme Disease Caucus, I remain committed to securing the federal rese...

It was a pleasure to catch up with my friend and former National Park Service Director Bob Stanton yesterday.   As the first Black director of NPS, Bob’s career - from seasonal ranger in 1962 to se...

Congratulations to DC’s Congressional Art Competition winners!   🥇Max William Padilla, School Without Walls High School, “A Sunday’s Morning” 🥈Sophia Grossman, Holton-Arms, “A Practice in Patience”...

The Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore rankings are out, and DC is ranked the #1 best city for parks in the country!   Parks cover nearly 25% of DC, which means we have more parkland per capi...

House Republicans will vote this week on an undemocratic bill to create a Commission to dictate policies in DC, a District they don’t represent, while giving DC just 1/10 seats on it.   700K DC re...

Congratulations to @dcvote on their new Executive Director, Amy Vruno.   At a critical time for the District, her experience in organizing and coalition building will strengthen the fight for democ...

I introduced my resolution to designate today, May 1st – or 5/1 – as #DCStatehood Day. Although every day is appropriate to highlight the need to make DC the 51st state, 5-1 is especially symboli...

Congratulations to DC’s 2026 nominees for the prestigious US military service academies!   I hosted a reception honoring these exceptional young Washingtonians as they prepare to serve as military ...

As the first woman to chair the EEOC and the attorney who represented a group of underpaid women who reported for Newsweek which you might’ve heard about from a series called “Good Girls Revolt,” I...

It’s an honor to receive the 2026 Lyme & Tickborne Disease Champion Award from the Center for Lyme Action.   As a member of the Lyme Disease Caucus, I remain committed to securing the federal rese...

It was a pleasure to catch up with my friend and former National Park Service Director Bob Stanton yesterday.   As the first Black director of NPS, Bob’s career - from seasonal ranger in 1962 to se...

Congratulations to @dcvote on their new Executive Director, Amy Vruno.   At a critical time for the District, her experience in organizing and coalition building will strengthen the fight for democ...

DC’s local courts handle matters that directly affect the District’s 700K residents, yet jurors in the Superior Court have sometimes been paid less than jurors in federal courts. I introduced my ...

Congratulations to DC’s Congressional Art Competition winners!   🥇Max William Padilla, School Without Walls High School, “A Sunday’s Morning” 🥈Sophia Grossman, Holton-Arms, “A Practice in Patience”...

Black women die in childbirth at 2-3x the rate of white women, yet 80% of maternal deaths in the US are preventable.   I’m proud to cosponsor a resolution led by @repadams, @repunderwood + @senbook...

Congratulations to Everett Goldstein and Siddharth Kravetz from Duke Ellington and to Joe Book and Sukey Hayden from DC International School, whose short films won an honorable mention in C-SPAN’s ...