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Oak Cliff, TX - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today made remarks at the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce’s Food for Thought Luncheon. The luncheon was held at the Golf Club of Dallas. In her remarks, Congresswoman Johnson discussed the economic rescue plan recently passed by Congress and enacted by President Bush, and its importance to North Texas small businesses.
"In North Texas, small businesses account for 80 percent of the business community and 34 percent of the total work force," Congresswoman Johnson said. "Last month we saw investors pulling money from even the safest investments, which meant that money for the short-term loans that businesses use every day was either unavailable or cost three to times more to borrow. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act was the first step we took in Congress to stabilize our troubled economy and to help small businesses.
"I have had first-hand experience of the struggles business owners face each day, and I will continue to work on behalf of small businesses in Congress."
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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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