Our local Congresswoman spoke out today against the sledding ban on the Capitol grounds. A press release from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office stated that she sent a letter to U.S. Capitol Police Board Chair Frank Larkin “urging the board to overturn of the prohibition on sledding on the Capitol Grounds.”  She said it should not […]

  According to Roll Call, Capitol Police were told to enforce the sledding ban last week because “a lawmaker formally complained” and that “it was the head of the appropriations committee who insisted on enforcement because he did not like the appearance of having the public sled next to the Capitol.” Washington Business Journal and JDLand reported […]