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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

Representing the 30th District of TEXAS

Housing Issues

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Reps. Johnson and Hastings Highlight National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week

Nov 18, 2014 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (Tuesday, November 18th, 2014)— Congressional Homelessness Caucus Co-Chairs Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement highlighting National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, which is held the week before Thanksgiving. 

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Issues Statement on the Border Crisis After Meeting with President Obama in Dallas

Jul 9, 2014 Press Release

Dallas, TX– (Wednesday, July 9, 2014) – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson met with President Barack Obama and a group of local elected and religious leaders to discuss the recent humanitarian crisis spurred by the influx of more than 52,000 unaccompanied children along the border during the President’s visit to Dallas today. Congresswoman Johnson offered the following statement after leaving her meeting with the President:

Congressional Homelessness Caucus Hosts a Briefing on the Violence Against The Homeless Accountability Act with Actress Susan Sarandon

Jun 25, 2014 Press Release

 

Susan sarandon

Susan Sarandon advocates for the need to protect homeless individuals

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Joins Effort to Force House Republicans to Allow a Vote on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act

Mar 12, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC – (Wednesday, March 12, 2014) – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson took action to force an up-or-down vote on key legislation that would extend unemployment insurance for more than two million Americans.  Congresswoman Johnson joined her colleagues in signing a discharge petition to bring up the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R. 3546).  The bill extends emergency unemployment insurance for nearly five million Americans looking for work through the end of the year.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Urges Immediate Extension of Federal Unemployment Insurance

Dec 19, 2013 Press Release
House Republicans in mid-December blocked an effort by Democrats to extend the program before the Dec. 28 cut-off. Congresswoman Johnson reacts to this.

Congressional Caucus on Homelessness Co-Chair Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Hosts Event Commemorating National Homeless Awareness Month

Nov 13, 2013 Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness, held a briefing commemorating National Homeless Awareness month.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and the Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions Host Dallas Hunger Summit

Sep 6, 2013 Press Release
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and the Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions held their second annual Hunger Summit from 8 a.m. to noon at the Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park. The Coalition is chaired by Congresswoman Johnson and works diligentl

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on Homelessness in America

May 22, 2013 Press Release
The Congressional Caucus on Homelessness, in conjunction with the National Center on Family Homelessness, hosted a congressional briefing entitled "Homelessness in America: Experiences & Solutions in the 113th Congress."

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Leads Discussion on Violence Against The Homeless

Jul 10, 2012 Press Release
Congresswoman Johnson ,the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness, and the National Coalition for the Homeless, hosted a briefing on violence against the homeless.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Applauds HUD Grant Awarded to The North Texas Fair Housing Center

May 9, 2012 Press Release
North Texas Fair Housing Center will receive $261,589 in a Fair Housing Organization Initiative (FHOI) grant, awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development