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Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s Delegate in Congress, Clings to Seat Amid Signs of Decline

Colleagues and friends say Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia’s 87-year-old nonvoting delegate and a veteran of fights over home rule, is struggling to do her job.

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Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, Democrat of Washington, speaking on D.C. budget issues in Congress in March.

House Republicans Move to Put Their Stamp on D.C. as Budget Fix Languishes

The House passed bills imposing voting and policing policies on the District of Columbia, but the G.O.P. has refused to consider a measure to restore hundreds of millions of dollars of its funding.

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House Republicans advanced two bills imposing their policy agenda on the District of Columbia.
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