NORTON STATEMENT ON RULES COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF D.C. APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Washington, Jan. 14 -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) secured many victories for D.C. in the fiscal year 2027 (FY 27) D.C. appropriations bill, which was marked up and passed last night by the House Rules Committee. The House is expected to consider the bill today.

In addition to other victories for D.C., the bill would secure $40 million for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG) and increase the DCTAG annual and lifetime awards. The bill does not include 17 of the anti-home rule riders included in the House version of the bill.

Norton secured the following victories:

* The bill provides $40 million for DCTAG, an increase in the annual DCTAG...