Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Congratulates Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for Receiving Federal Aviation Administration Grant

Washington, DC – (Friday, September 20, 2013) - Today Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award a federal grant of $7,148,999 to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) for phase 1 of rehabilitative construction on an existing taxiway.

"I would like to congratulate DFW Airport on receiving these funds," said Congresswoman Johnson. "Even during this current budget climate, I have consistently advocated for continued efforts to improve our nation's transportation infrastructure. I know that this grant will be used to make necessary improvements to the airport's infrastructure."

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a Ranking member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas.