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Dallas, TX - (Tuesday, August 23, 2016) - Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson made the following remarks in recognition of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Black Women’s Equal Pay Day marks the day when black women finally catch up to white men’s pay from the last year. On average, black women in this country must work almost eight more months to simply earn what a white man earned by last December 31st. Black women are paid 63 cents for every dollar white men earn in this country.
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson would like to formally invite you to participate in solutions based town-hall forum “Moving Forward Together: Less Talk, More Action” taking place in Dallas, Texas this Saturday, July 16th at 9:00 a.m.
Dallas, TX - (Saturday, June 25, 2016) - Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson issued the following statement in observance of the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder ruling:
Hundreds gathered for the 2016 “A World of Women for World Peace” conference
Washington D.C. - (Wednesday, March 23, 2016) – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson issued the following statement in recognition of the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law:
“In the six years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, the country, including the State of Texas, has taken giant steps to ensure that every American has access to healthcare. The ACA has provided coverage to more than 20 million Americans who were previously uninsured.
Washington, DC - (Tuesday, January 12, 2016) – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
Congresswoman Johnson speaks to the attendees of the conference
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - (Wednesday, July 8th, 2015) - Last week, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson participated in a conference titled "Building Bridges of Peace through Culture and Faith," hosted by Judy Chen Hseih and the Hwazan World Education Foundation. The conference was held in Taipei, Taiwan and focused on utilizing culture and faith to promote peace.
DALLAS, TX - (Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015) –This weekend, approximately one hundred people attended a reception held at the new Parkland Hospital campus for the unveiling of the ‘Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson WISH Garden,’ which encompasses the entire promenade and surrounding garden at the standalone Parkland Women & Infants Specialty Health (WISH) Center.
WASHINGTON – Week after week at the U.S. Capitol, the Republican congressional delegation from Texas gathers for a ritual Thursday lunch. And year after year, U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth has been the lone woman sitting at the table.
"I keep 'em under control most of the time, but not all the time. I do my best," Granger said with a laugh of her 24 male GOP colleagues.