Press Releases

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today commended the more than 90 percent of Texans who use seat belts. A study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics and Analysis and released Monday found that seat belt use in Texas was 91.2 percent in 2008.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson last night received the 2009 "Federal Legislator of the Year" award from the Jump$tart Coalition at the not-for-profit organization's annual awards dinner. The dinner was held at the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today urged faith leaders and other residents of the 30th Congressional District of Texas to participate in a conference call with Joshua DuBois, Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Paul Monteiro, the Deputy Director, will also participate in the call. The Outreach Taskforce of the Congressional Black Caucus organized the call, and it will be led by Congressman Elijah Cummings, Chair of the Outreach Taskforce.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that the cities of Cedar Hill, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville and Lancaster will receive a total of $13,443,500 in grants from the United States Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. The money was allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic recovery package that Congress passed and President Obama signed in February.