Press Releases
Jun 9, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today submitted a statement to the record recognizing Dallas Independent School District's School for the Talented and Gifted and School for Science and Engineering. The School for the Talented and Gifted and the School for Science and Engineering were ranked first and second, respectively, in Newsweek's list of the best 1,500 public high schools in the United States. Both schools are part of the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, which is located in the 30th Congressional District of Texas.
Jun 7, 2009
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Kingston, TN – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson held a townhall meeting today at the Kingston Community Center in Kingston, TN. During the meeting, Congresswoman Johnson heard personal stories from residents of Kingston who have been affected by the December 2008 coal ash spill. Congresswoman Johnson is Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, which has jurisdiction over water conservation, water infrastructure, pollution control and hazardous waste cleanup.
Jun 3, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today submitted the following statement for the record in support of H. Con. Res. 109, in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure in Washington, DC, which has recently been renamed the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure. Susan G. Komen for the Cure is based in Dallas, and the first Race for the Cure was held in Dallas in 1983.
Jun 3, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced H.R. 2663, the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) of 2009, last night. The legislation would increase the share of overall project cost that can come from the TIFIA program, from 33 percent to 49 percent of the anticipated eligible project cost, and authorizes $285 million in budget authority per year over the life of the bill.
May 28, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a senior member of the House Committee on Science and Technology, today released the following statement on President Obama's nomination of General Charles Bolden as Administrator of NASA:
May 27, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today released the following statement on President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States:
May 22, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has released $35,990,660 in funding to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The money, part of the 2009 appropriations to DART, will fund a 21-mile, two-segment extension of DART's Green Line and the building of an operating facility for vehicle maintenance and storage.
May 21, 2009
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Washington, DC – Today, during debate on H.R. 915, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to grant priority consideration to Dallas Love Field Airport for a project that would link the airport to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system. H.R. 915, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, provides for the creation of an Intermodal Ground Access Project Pilot Program at no more than five airports nationwide. In a colloquy with House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James L. Oberstar, Congresswoman Johnson urged the FAA to consider Love Field as one of the selected airports.
May 21, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today introduced a resolution honoring the historic election to the Kuwait parliament on May 16, 2009, of four female candidates: Dr. Massouma al-Mubarak, Dr. Rola Dashti, Dr. Salwa al-Jassar, and Dr. Aseel al-Awadhi. Women in Kuwait received the right to vote and run for office in 2005, and the recent election marks the first time that women were elected to national office in the nation's history.
May 21, 2009
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today introduced the Home Buying Credit Expansion Act, which will make all homebuyers eligible for the tax credit currently available to first-time homebuyers.