Eleanor Holmes Norton

“ By excluding the only witness that the Democrats requested, Sandra Fluke was essentially defined out of last week’s hearing. In defining her out of the hearing and having a hearing about only one side of a clearly two-sided issue, the majority managed to defined out most American women. ”

“ NON-APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. ”

“ TERMINATION.—Paragraph (2) shall terminate on the date on which the State provides written certification to the President that the State has in effect laws providing for the State to provide pretrial services, supervise offenders on probation, parole, and supervised release, and carry out sex offender registration functions in the State. ”

“ UNITED STATES NATIONALITY. No provision of this Act shall operate to confer United States nationality, to terminate nationality lawfully acquired, or to restore nationality terminated or lost under any law of the United States or under any treaty to which the United States is or was a party. ”

“ In a forum entitled “Opportunities & Challenges for a New Generation of Women,” a congresswoman who has small children, a law student preparing for her career, and the leader of a major women’s organization will explain how women manage the new opportunities available, particularly to young women, today in education and jobs, while engaging in the other aspects of a women’s life, including raising children, dating, sports and making a full life.
The forum will leave plenty of time to engage the audience for questions and remarks. ”

“ Nonseverability.—If any provision of this section, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendments made by this Act shall be treated as invalid. ”

“ Recommendations To States To Maximize Access To Polls By Absent Capital Voters.—To afford maximum access to the polls by absent Capital voters, it is the sense of Congress that the States should— (1) waive registration requirements for absent Capital voters who, by reason of residence in the Capital, do not have an opportunity to register ”

“ IN GENERAL.—Not more than 30 days after receiving certification of the enactment of this Act from the President pursuant to section 403, the Mayor shall issue a proclamation for the first elections for 2 Senators and one Representative in Congress from the State, subject to the provisions of this section. (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR ELECTIONS OF SENATORS.—In the elections of Senators from the State pursuant to paragraph (1) , the 2 Senate offices shall be separately identified and designated, and no person may be a candidate for both offices. ”

“ Powers.— (1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate. (2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that information to the Commission. ”

“ She will participate in a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing to give Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who was barred from testifying at last week’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on President Barack Obama’s compromise on contraception coverage, a chance to give the testimony she had prepared for that hearing. The hearing will take place tomorrow, February 23, 2012 at 10 a.m. ”

“ Beginning at the intersection of the southern right-of-way of F Street NE and the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street NE; (1) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street NE to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE; (2) thence southwest along said northeastern right-of-way of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NE; (3) thence west along said northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 1st Street NE ”