CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON REFLECTS ON THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.


Washington, DC – (Friday, January 14, 2011) Congresswoman Johnson released the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day that is celebrated nationwide on Monday, January, 17, 2011.

“Dr. King left us with the challenge to courageously fight and secure the civil rights for all, from the impoverished and disenfranchised underclass to the politically and economically endowed,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “And while we have made great progress, there is still work to be done.  We must remain diligent and engaged in defining how our nation will achieve this equality.”


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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.