DC’s Sole Congressional Delegate Slams ‘Outrageous’ House Appropriations Bill
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, JUL 21 – Del. Norton rejects a bill cutting D.C. funding by 7.9%, restricting local spending on education, health, and abortion services, calling it patronizing and undermining district autonomy.
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DC’s sole congressional delegate slams ‘outrageous’ House appropriations bill
Washington, D.C.’s only representative in Congress condemned the newest appropriations bill from the House Appropriations Committee that was set to be reviewed in a subcommittee on Monday evening. The fiscal 2026 bill for the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee…
DC’s sole congressional delegate slams ‘outrageous’ House appropriations bill - Washington Examiner
Washington, D.C.’s only representative in Congress condemned the newest appropriations bill from the House Appropriations Committee that was set to be reviewed in a subcommittee on Monday evening. The fiscal 2026 bill for the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee was released on Sunday, drawing criticism from lawmakers such as Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who pushed back against the “unreasonable” and “patronizing” legisla…
District Links: House panel set to vote today on budget riders decried by Norton as anti-home rule; Trump demands name change for Commanders; and more
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government is slated to vote later today on a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that contains a long list of restrictions on DC’s authority, including a ban on the use of local funds for automated traffic enforcement.
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