Eleanor Holmes Norton

I introduced a bill to require health insurers to reimburse custodial parents directly for a child’s medical expenses when a court orders the non-custodial parent to provide the child’s health insurance.   Parents shouldn’t have to fight for reimbursement they’re entitled to.

The President's FY ‘27 budget proposal would zero out funding for DCTAG, which makes up the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for DC residents attending state schools.   There's no justification for attacking DC students' futures. I'll fight to protect DCTAG.

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've fought my entire career for fairer workplaces.   Pay equality is worth fighting

As the federal tax filing deadline nears, I remind the public that DC residents pay more federal taxes per capita than any state in the nation and more overall than 26 states – while being denied voting representation in Congress.   This travesty must end. Pass #DCStatehood.

I'm a proud graduate of Dunbar High School in DC, the nation's first public high school for African Americans.   Today I introduced my bill to mint coins in honor of its namesake, Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the most influential African American poets in our nation.