CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON RECEIVES A PERFECT SCORE FROM THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Washington DC – (Thursday, November 18, 2010) – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States, has given Congresswoman Johnson a perfect score of 100 percent for supporting legislation relating to important civil rights protections like hate crimes and numerous other issues in the 111th Congress.

“I am honored to receive a 100 percent score from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Right for the 111th Congress,” said Congresswoman Johnson.  “Advancing the rights of all Americans has been a priority for me during my time in Congress.  The 111th Congress was extremely productive in this area. We were able to pass several bills including: enhancing our ability to prosecute hate crimes; preventing predatory mortgage lending; and making college more accessible for millions of students.  I am proud of what we achieved and hope that we will be able to move forward with an agenda that focuses on equal justice and opportunity.”  


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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.