CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON RELEASES THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND THE THREATENING TSUNAMI AFFECTING THE PACIFIC REGION


Washington, DC (Friday, March 11, 2011) - “An 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan today with devastating consequences. Several hundred have died, hundreds are still missing and thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes. I offer my condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in this tragedy. My prayers go out to the people of Japan during this calamitous time. Already…other nations of the Pacific like Australia and New Zealand, which also recently suffered from a deadly earthquake, are taking precautions. Here in the United States, Hawaii and California are planning for evacuations. I pray that no further lives are lost.”  



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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.