Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement on the Nobel Committee’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama:

“The international standing of the United States has suffered in recent years, and the international response to the election of President Obama was deeply heartening to me.  Already, I sense a change in how the rest of the world sees our great nation.  We face grave challenges in the United States, as do people around the world.  I believe our president will use his leadership and diplomatic skills to not only inspire us, but to do the hard work necessary to build a better future.”

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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.