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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today released the following statement on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 263-171:
"I voted today for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act because it is bipartisan legislation that will help my constituents. The United States is confronting a serious credit crisis, and everyday North Texans, like Americans across the country, would pay the highest price. Hardworking Americans need access to credit to buy homes and go to college, and without credit, small businesses quickly go under.
"Our next step is to continue to work to grow the economy—to create jobs and to lower gas prices. We also must reform how business is done on Wall Street—and fight corruption—so that these large financial firms don’t destabilize our economy again."
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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.
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