CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ENJOYS THE SWEET TASTE OF VICTORY

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-17) prepare for their celebratory lunch in honor of the Dallas Maverick’s NBA Championship over the Miami Heat.

Washington, DC (Thursday, June 23, 2011)– Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson enjoyed the Miami meal promised to her by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-17) for losing the wager the Congresswomen made on the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.

Both Congresswomen waged a meal from their congressional districts if their team lost. Congresswoman Johnson waged an authentic Texas-style meal if the Dallas Mavericks couldn’t bring home a victory, and Congresswoman Wilson waged Joe’s Stone Crab if the Miami Heat failed to shine.

“Joe’s Stone Crab is delicious,” said Congresswoman Johnson during lunch.

“I was planning on enjoying Texas-style barbecue,” said Congresswoman Wilson. “Maybe next year,” she added. 

Besides sharing a passion for basketball, both Congresswomen are active members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Inc. and The Links, Inc.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. She is also the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas that includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,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.