Rep. Holmes Norton calls Union Station photo policy “pathetic”

Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) talks with private, amateur photographer Erin McCann about the photo policy at Union Station in Washington, D.C., calling it “pathetic.” Holmes Norton reads a print out of the photo policy which reads that station management can “prohibit photography of any kind at their sole discretion.” She then says that this is where the confusion comes from. (0:37)
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Rep. Holmes Norton apologizes to photographers in Union Station

Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) offers her apology to the photographers who have experienced unfriendly treatment at Union Station in Washington, D.C. She says that a hearing is taking place on the topic of a photo policy in Union Station not only because of American complaints, but also because Union Station is a facility that “enjoys patronage of the Congress of the United States through funding.” (0:48)
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