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Eddie Bernice Johnson

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Eddie Bernice Johnson was a prominent Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 until 2021. She represented Texas's 30th congressional district, which includes parts of Dallas, and was known for her advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights. Johnson was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House from Texas, breaking significant barriers in her political career. Throughout her tenure, she was a strong voice for her constituents and worked on various initiatives to improve the lives of those in her district.

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Mar 1, 2011

I think it is grossly inadequate, and I hope that we can help a little bit.

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Mar 1, 2011

I hope that we are able to resolve our current appropriations impasse soon, but I also hope that an agreement doesn't come at the expense of critical investments this Nation needs to make to prepare for the future.

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Mar 1, 2011

Make no mistake about it, this is a critical period for NASA.

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Mar 1, 2011

We owe it to these young men and women who are doing things for us to provide them with satellite systems that are reliable, and we are behind.

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Mar 1, 2011

I want to work with you, Administrator Bolden, and with Chairman Hall to ensure that NASA continues to instill pride and to inspire by pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through exploring and living in space, advancing science and…

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Feb 16, 2011

Now is simply not the time to take a hatchet to federally funded R&D and STEM education.

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Feb 16, 2011

$1 billion was cut from Head Start, and which means then it makes it more difficult to implement STEM courses because most of the kids that really need this orientation by a greater percentage--all of them need it but by a greater…

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Feb 16, 2011

I am worried for our country and for my own grandchildren and what kind of opportunities they will have in the future.

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Feb 16, 2011

I wonder how do we move forward to try to maintain some competitive edge with all of these potential cuts?

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Feb 16, 2011

Now, just looking at the Continuing Resolution, there are really very deep cuts toward the hispanic-serving institutions like 78 percent, a third of the historically black colleges and a third or more of the tribal colleges.

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Feb 16, 2011

I believe, Dr. Holdren, that we share the same end goals of maintaining a strong national science and technology enterprise.

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Feb 14, 2011

I agree that we do need to look at ways to improve the environmental review process for highway projects.

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Feb 14, 2011

We need to find out why completing and reviewing environmental studies has taken so many years.

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Feb 14, 2011

Last week, I introduced legislation, H.R. 551, that would provide help in the environmental review process.

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Feb 7, 2011

Safety continues to be my number one concern. And I am hoping that we will produce a bill that provides a meaningful step in modernizing our air traffic control system, reducing congestion in our skies, and provide a needed boost to our…

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Feb 7, 2011

there were no death loss in aviation last year. And I am very proud of that.

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Oct 17, 2010

Anderson, I have acknowledged that I was negligent. I have acknowledged that I made a mistake. When it was called to my attention, I tried to correct it.

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Oct 17, 2010

And we should say, Congresswoman Johnson is up for re-election. We have invited her on this program repeatedly.

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Oct 17, 2010

And the fact is Eddie Bernice Johnson simply has no credibility on this issue, given that her story has changed every time she's caught on one of these issues.

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Oct 17, 2010

And the fact is, Eddie Bernice Johnson has no credibility on this issue, given that her story has changed every time she's caught on one of these issues.

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Sep 28, 2010

Each year there are hundreds of individuals who are targets of violent crime based solely on their appearance, means, or lifestyle.

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Sep 28, 2010

One of the most frequent but least discussed categories of hate crimes are those which target the homeless.

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Sep 26, 2010

If it had been a rule against it, it was discussed. If it had been any rule against it, it wouldn't have happened. I didn't do anything I was trying to hide.

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Sep 26, 2010

Everybody in the office knew that Gillman was always looking for something negative on me, everybody.

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Sep 23, 2010

I was not aware of the rules. The rules have been very ambiguous. There were some rules that had come out last year. But, you know, I have acknowledged I made a mistake. I have tried to make everything whole. I have paid all the money out…

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