CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON ELECTED AS RANKING MEMBER OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY BY FULL DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS


Washington, DC – (December 16, 2010) – Congresswoman Johnson responds today to her confirmed nomination as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology:

“I am very honored that my Democratic colleagues chose to elect me as Ranking Member of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Although we are no longer in the Majority, I feel as though I will be able to work with Chairman Hall to advocate for American priorities in Science, Space and Technology issues. America is facing serious challenges and Science, Space and Technology issues play an integral role in our future economic prosperity. I look forward to begin working in the 112th 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, 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.