Reposted byCongresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
DC laws should not be written by people who don't know how DC actually works.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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No74%
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Not Voting12%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratDistrict of Columbia at-large
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Rep. McGuire's bill disparages DC and perpetuates the misinformation and disinformation the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have spread about the safety and beauty of the District.
The administration and Republicans in Congress owe DC residents an apology.
The bill also prohibits the Council from passing successive emergency bills without a congressional review period.
Under this bill, the Council's response to emergencies longer than 90 days would also be delayed.
I doubt the emergency will take a pause on day 91.
The mayor and the 700,000 DC residents the mayor represents would have to wait for at least 60 legislative days, and possibly many more, before it takes effect.
I doubt the crisis will wait, too.
Unlike many bills we're considering today, Rep. Gosar's bill does not amend or repeal a DC law.
It'd require all mayoral EOs to undergo a 60-day congressional review period, effectively barring the mayor from implementing any measure immediately, no matter the urgency.
Starting now.
Live stream: oversight.house.gov/markup/full-...
Before local DC laws take effect, DC must physically transmit legislation to Congress for a review period in a multi-step process that imposes unnecessary costs on Congress and the DC Council.
Today the Oversight Committee is marking up my bill today to bring the process into the electronic age.
I was pleased to address the Democrats on the Oversight Committee last night about the upcoming markup of 13 Republican bills targeting DC.
The markup is an escalation in the current wave of extreme attacks on DC home rule.
DC has many allies in Congress, and we’re grateful for their support.
DC, we face another tough week as Oversight moves to mark up 13 bills targeting us on Wednesday.
Congress may have the power to impose its will on us, but I won't make it easy for them.
I'll speak on every single bill and will forever defend DC’s right to govern itself.
Senator Chris Van Hollen and I introduced our bills to give DC full control of our own National Guard and police.
These urgency of passing these bills has only grown, as the Trump admin has extended the Guard's deployment and Congress plans a blitz of attacks on DC.
The DC appropriations bill reported out of the Republican-controlled Appropriations Committee last night contains numerous irresponsible, condescending riders that would overrule the expressed will of DC residents.
I'll fight this with everything I have.
DC currently has only one source of drinking water. FEMA must create a backup plan to provide potable water for the District should this sole source be contaminated.
I filed an amendment to the FEMA Act requiring FEMA to submit such a plan to Congress.
In one of the most egregious violations of DC home rule I've ever witnessed, the president has used DC residents as props in a political play to showcase his own power.
He won't stop with DC.
I’ll speak at a press conference with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez at 9:30 this morning in opposition to President Trump’s authoritarian deployment of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement in American cities.
Watch it here: www.facebook.com/events/18322...
Tomorrow morning at 9:30 I’ll speak at a press conference at House Triangle to express my opposition to President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement in American cities.
Thank you to the ACLU and Rep. Ramirez for hosting.
MORE: bit.ly/45JSBwV
The Pentagon has released no cost estimate for the National Guard deployment in DC.
However, if we use the cost/NG member deployed in 2020, our government is currently spending more than $1m/day for armed Guard troops to stand around or collect trash.
Is this responsible governance?
Current events have made it plain that we need #DCStatehood.
In the meantime, I have filed a series of pro-DC home rule amendments to this year's NDAA, including to repeal the president's authority to federalize MPD and to give the mayor control over the DC National Guard.
DC abolished the death penalty in 1981, and DC residents voted against it again in 1992.
Reinstating the death penalty in DC would be a blatant violation of home rule.
The last execution in DC took place in 1957, and I intend to keep it that way.
Federal LEOs recently executed a search that a judge called “the most illegal search I've ever seen in my life.”
@DonBeyerVA and I plan to introduce a bill to require federal LEOs to wear body cameras, to ensure egregious rights violations like this do not happen.
More: bit.ly/3Vll85R
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Voting History61 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
61 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Failed |
| 2025-06-25 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-06-04 | H.R. 2483 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
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