NORTON HIGHLIGHTS D.C. PROVISIONS IN COMMITTEE-PASSED WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT

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

After the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) marked up and passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA) today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated the committee passage of several provisions she got included that are beneficial for D.C., all of which were maintained during the markup.

"There's an urgent need to protect D.C.'s drinking water and infrastructure from critical vulnerabilities, and I'm pleased that the T&I Committee voted to maintain the important provisions I got included addressing those issues in today's markup," Norton said. "Significantly, the bill addresses the recent failure of the ...