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Rep. Norton to Host DC Statehood Press Conference with Mayor Bowser, Chairman Mendelson

Thursday, January 3, 2019

(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Friday, January 4, at 11 am, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a press conference with District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to announce the introduction of H.R. 51, her bill to make the District the 51st state. Rep. Norton will introduce the bill with a record number of original cosponsors in the House. In the 115th Congress, Rep. Norton secured a record number of total cosponsors in the House (181), more than 90 percent of House Democrats, and in the Senate (30).

WHO:

Mayor Muriel Bowser
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson

WHEN:

Friday, January 4, at 11 am

WHERE:

Rayburn House Office Building – Room 2154 (Committee on Oversight and Reform)
45 Independence Avenue, SW
*Closest Metro: Capitol South Metro Station*
Press interested in attending the event is asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16 (DCN).