Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today urged faith leaders and other residents of the 30th Congressional District of Texas to participate in a conference call with Joshua DuBois, Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.  Paul Monteiro, the Deputy Director, will also participate in the call.  The Outreach Taskforce of the Congressional Black Caucus organized the call, and it will be led by Congressman Elijah Cummings, Chair of the Outreach Taskforce.

Please see below for additional details:

What:   CBC Outreach Taskforce Conference Call with Faith Leaders
Date:   Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time:   4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (EST)
Call-in number: (866) 579-8110
Pass code:  607912

To participate, please RSVP to ibs@mail.house.gov by close of business tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1.

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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.