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[Washington, DC]—On Friday September 26th, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson served as the Honorary Host of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Science and Technology Brain Trust during the 2014 Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C.
The White House Summit for Working Families
Congresswoman Johnson spoke on the many benefits that Texas has received from transportation stimulus spending
Dallas, TX – (Friday, April 4, 2014) – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced new county-by-county data from the Texas Workforce Commission that shows that more than 133,888 people in Texas have lost unemployment benefits because of the December 28 lapse in the emergency federal program. The data, provided to the Ways and Means Committee, shows how many people through March 29 were cut off from unemployment benefits in every county in the state.
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.
(Washington, DC) – Following the release of the President’s FY 2015 Budget, Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) released the following statement:
Washington, DC – (Tuesday, February 11, 2014) – Taking bipartisan action to put an end to the GOP manufactured budget crises that have plagued Washington, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson voted to protect American families from the cost of a dangerous Republican default by taking action on the debt limit. A debt limit increase simply allows Treasury to pay the bills for spending Congress has already approved and does not add one cent to the deficit.