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  Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Tx   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Johnson has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
Johnson has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
Eddie Bernice Johnson has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
irregularbin.com /house/JohnsonTx30.html   (1502 words)

  
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Johnson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by receiving (seventy-four) 74% of the vote in the general election.
The Dallas Morning News wrote "Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, was instrumental in winning monumental victory for Dallas fls when she got the Legislature to finally agree to a fifty percent fl district in Dallas County".
Johnson was recently elected Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus, where her legislative priorities will be the economy, accessible health care, education, jobs, the environment, and expanding opportunities for minorities in the workplace.
www.mith2.umd.edu /WomensStudies/GovernmentPolitics/WomeninCongress/Biographies/House/johnson-eddie-bernice   (633 words)

  
 USATODAY.com
Eddie Bernice Johnson came to Congress in the 1992 wave of freshmen on Capitol Hill.
Johnson is also supporting legislation that corrects the kinds of balloting problems that threw Florida's presidential vote into dispute and addresses voter fraud.
Johnson serves on the House Transportation andamp; Infrastructure Committee, and the Science Committee, where she serves as the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee on basic research.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=350&oi=H   (264 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Eddie Bernice Johnson was born in Waco, Texas and lives in Dallas.
Eddie Bernice Johnson became the first fl woman from Dallas County elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1972.
Johnson won re-election in 1996, defeating Republican John Hendry with 55 percent of the vote.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22368   (438 words)

  
 Dallas Congresswoman Johnson wins American Chemical Society public service award
Johnson has played a major role in advancing energy research at the Department of Energy and science education at the K-12 and postsecondary levels, as past chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Johnson also has worked to promote minority and women's participation in science, mathematics and engineering programs and to increase funding for institutions that actively recruit underrepresented students for these paths of study.
Johnson began her career as a nurse and is currently one of two registered nurses in the House.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-04/acs-cj041904.php   (235 words)

  
 Rep. E.B. Johnson to Deliver African Am. History Month Keynote Address   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Johnson was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1972 and became the first woman in Texas history to lead a major Texas House committee, the Labor Committee.
Johnson is now in her fourth term representing the 30th Congressional District of Texas.
Johnson was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Sunbelt National Bank and founder of Eddie Bernice Johnson and Associates, a real estate business.
www.loc.gov /today/pr/2001/01-020.html   (345 words)

  
 Freedom Alliance - The Price of Libery is Eternal Vigilance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This cast of pathetic patriots is led by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas Democrat, who, with 10 of her House colleagues, sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- on the eve of this nation's 228th birthday -- demanding he dispatch election observers from the scandal-ridden United Nations.
Johnson and her colleagues is to increase (if that's possible) anti-Bush sentiment among the Democrat base.
Unfortunately, Eddie Bernice Johnson and her colleagues don't seem to understand that.
www.freedomalliance.org /view_article.php?a_id=404   (811 words)

  
 CNN.com - New leader of Black Caucus charts new course - April 19, 2001
Eddie Bernice Johnson gets along with her fellow Texan in the White House -- she just can't stand his policies.
But Johnson hasn't closed the door on working with the Bush administration to overhaul the voting system to ensure fair representation for fl voters.
But now she is a canny politician with a tricky road to navigate: She has to try to do business with an administration on the opposite end of the political spectrum and juggle competing forces within the Caucus.
edition.cnn.com /2001/ALLPOLITICS/04/19/johnson.profile   (357 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Renewed push for U.N. to monitor U.S. voting
Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, is taking her case to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Thirteen Democratic congressmen, led by Johnson, sent a letter July 8 to the U.N. general secretary requesting the presence of U.N. representatives in every county of the country during the voting process and any vote recount afterwards.
In her letter to Powell, Johnson expressed grave concerns regarding electoral system reforms that were not undertaken after the 2000 election.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39549   (389 words)

  
 About Us | HouseDemocrats.gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Eddie Bernice Johnson became the first woman and first African-American to ever represent the Dallas, TX area in Congress when she was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1992.
Congresswoman Johnson is the Ranking Democratic Member of the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Research and Democratic Deputy Whip.
Congresswoman Johnson is also the recipient of the 2000 Texas NAACP Heroes Award, given "to an individual who illustrates a lifetime commitment of advancing civil rights." It is the highest award bestowed by the Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches.
democrats.house.gov /about/representative_detail.cfm?rep_id=115   (848 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: The congressmen who want U.N. observers in U.S. vote
Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and signed by eight other members of the House.
Johnson was an early supporter of Sen. John Edwards' campaign for the presidency.
Johnson's letter points to "widespread allegations of voter disenfranchisement" in Florida and other states in 2000, and it cites an April report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that found potential for "significant problems" this time around.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39318   (736 words)

  
 Congressional Black Congress Political Action Committee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1992, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson became the first woman and first African-American to ever represent the Dallas, TX area in Congress.
Congresswoman Johnson began her public career in 1972 when she was elected to the Texas House of Representatives.
Born in Waco, TX, Congresswoman Johnson counts among her greatest accomplishments her son Kirk and three grandsons, Kirk Jr., David, and James.
www.cbcpac.org /bios/johnson.php   (437 words)

  
 Dems in Texas face racial rife over new map=The Hill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Johnson’s wary eye for Frost is rooted in the redistricting battles of the previous decade.
During efforts to correct that, Johnson claimed to have assurances from Frost and Hebert that a map she drew would be used.
“Eddie Bernice Johnson and I both have the best interest of Texas and our constituents in our hearts and have consistently worked together to the benefit of North Texas,”; Frost said.
www.thehill.com /news/112503/texas.aspx   (873 words)

  
 Featured Member | HouseDemocrats.gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Johnson talks with four schoolgirls in Brazil about the importance of education and computer literacy in today's shrinking world.
The editorial writer dubbed her "Eddie Bernice 'Fresh Lungs' Johnson." The Congresswoman had challenged Rep. Barton, who also represented part of North Texas, to a debate in Dallas on the quality of the heavily polluted air in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Congresswoman Johnson, who is one of two registered nurses in the House of Representatives, was willing to put up her dukes to protect her constituents from attempts by lawmakers in Texas and Washington to extend the deadline for polluters in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to comply with the ozone standards in the Clean Air Act.
democrats.house.gov /about/rep_of_week.cfm?featured_rep_id=115   (455 words)

  
 dallasobserver.com | News & Features | Schutze | Outta Here | 2000-09-21
Johnson and Kirk insist that what the people of Cadillac Heights really want is a new levee to stop the Trinity River from flooding their neighborhood.
Let me run some background by you: Mayor Kirk is the principal champion of the Trinity River project--a $2 billion public works campaign to build new levees, lakes, parks, and a highway along the river where it runs through the center of the city.
Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
www.dallasobserver.com /issues/2000-09-21/news/schutze.html   (1557 words)

  
 Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Welcomes SEN. Joseph Lieberman to Dallas to Highlight T.R. Hoover Community ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dallas, TX—Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX30), today announced that Senator and former Vice Presidential Candidate Joseph Lieberman will join her to help celebrate the completion of the T.R. Hoover Community Development Corporation’s "Multipurpose Center".
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was elected last November to serve her fifth term representing the Thirtieth Congressional District of Texas.
She is the highest-ranking Democratic Member on the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Basic Research, and the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation.
www.enterprisefoundation.org /newsRoom/archives/pressarch.asp?ID=241   (481 words)

  
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WASHINGTON — A day after Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, called for new Democratic leadership, Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., announced he is quitting as House Democratic Leader in response to the party’s sweeping Democratic losses in the Nov. 5 elections.
Johnson, who was interviewed the morning after the elections, could not be reached for comment in response to Gephardt’s resignation.
Although Johnson said the loss in the House was no surprise, she said the fl community takes a tremendous hit because of lifetime judicial appointments that are confirmed by the Senate.
www.mississippilink.com /pv/pageview.pl?section=hotstories&newsfile=n200211144.txt   (888 words)

  
 Jet: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Voted New Chair Of Congressional Black Caucus - Brief Article
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson defeated a strong faction led by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) to win the most significant role for a Black lawmaker on Capitol Hill.
Elected for a customary two-year term, her new post caps a career of service for the woman who has held every leadership post in the Caucus, including chair of the Annual Legislative Conference, which brings thousands to Washington to work on a legislative agenda for Blacks.
Proud to head the Caucus, Johnson says, "The Caucus is probably the closest group of lawmakers on the Hill." She adds, "We work together almost incessantly, we are friends and, more importantly, a family of freedom fighters."
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_3_99/ai_69404602   (485 words)

  
 Perry on Politics © 2004 Timothy Perry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In another move of stunning ignorance, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is making another silly request.
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is urging Secretary of State Colin Powell to use the power of his office to make an official request on behalf of the American electorate to the United Nations to send observers to monitor this fall’s Presidential election.
In her letter to the Secretary of State, Congresswoman Johnson continued to make her case for the need for international monitors to verify the fairness of the electoral process.
www.perryonpolitics.com /archives/001901.html   (201 words)

  
 Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson :: Representing the 30th District of Texas :: Home Page
10/18/2005 - Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, held the first in a series of hearings in Washington today in order to...
10/11/2005 - Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is renewing her efforts to aid school districts nationwide that are enrolling displaced students from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Johnson’s Displaced Student Relief Act, (H.R. 3748) which was introduced...
www.house.gov /ebjohnson   (390 words)

  
 OnPolitics (washingtonpost.com)
Following is the transcript of Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tex.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) of the Congressional Black Caucus following a meeting with President Bush.
JOHNSON: He made a commitment that he was going to be president for all the people.
JOHNSON: Yes, he said that the man that he knew as he looked at him, he had been elected five times and he became aware of some things that he was not aware of.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/cbctext013101.htm?GXHC_gx_session_id_FutureTenseContentServer=d48dc9fd9b6b635b   (1048 words)

  
 Wright is Wrong! Set Love Free!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In May, Johnson introduced the Right to Fly Act, H.R. 2646, with Congressman Jeb Hensarling (5 th Dist-.Texas).
The introduction of H.R. 2646 marked the first time in the ban's nearly three-decade existence that a Member of Congress has taken a full-on swipe at the Amendment, inspiring a flurry of activity and discussion.
Congressman Sam Johnson represents Dallas and Collin Counties.
www.fightwright.com /johnson_release.html   (300 words)

  
 Judge Elihu Smails (from "Caddyshack") Buffoon of the Week Award to Eddie Bernice Johnson
This darling of the Communists and similar minded liberals, who just 2 years ago refused to support a House resolution wishing an ailing President Reagan a happy birthday wins this week by virtue of her buffoonish letter to Kofi Annan requesting the UN deploy election observers around the country for the November election.
Eddie Bernice Johnson needs to get lots of media attention.
EBJ doesn't want honest elections; she wants exactly the opposite, and to keep the justice department out of RAT shenenigans.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1167012/posts   (860 words)

  
 :: BlackElectorate.com ::
Eddie Bernice Johnson On Gore's Concession, Bush's Presidency and The Supreme Court Decision
Johnson, who is from President-elect Bush's home state of Texas, promises to play an important role in the new relationship that develops between Bush and the Congressional Black Caucus, as well as between President-elect Bush and Black America.
She is now one of the most influential members of Black America's political establishment and we think her opinion is especially important in this time of tension, transition opportunity for Black America.
www.blackelectorate.com /print_article.asp?ID=268   (847 words)

  
 ENA Emergency Nurses Association - Online Connection
Some of the fondest memories of my life stem from my career as a nurse and as the chief psychiatric nurse at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Dallas.
It is time for Congress and the nation to address their issues.
Elected to Congress in 1992, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas.
www.ena.org /publications/OnlineConnection/2004/Sep/TheGoldenHour.asp   (894 words)

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