All posts tagged "Eddie Bernice Johnson"

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DALLAS — President Joseph Biden, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Democratic leader U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of elected officials from across the state and around the country spent Monday night in Dallas remembering the late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson.

“Without an Eddie Bernice Johnson, there would be no Vice President [Kamala} Harris. Without Eddie Bernice Johnson, there would be no U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brown Jackson," said Pastor Michael Waters. “Eddie Bernice Johnson extends a baton from the balcony of heaven.”...

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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson died a “terrible, painful death” from an infection caused by negligence at her Dallas recovery facility following a September back surgery, according to a statement Thursday from Johnson’s family outlining their intention to file a lawsuit.

"She had no reason not to be here," Kirk Johnson, the congresswoman's son, told reporters at a Thursday afternoon news conference. "If she had gotten the proper care, she would be here today."...

The site where astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first landed on the Moon in July 1969 could receive the same federal protection as Yellowstone.

Holy mother of dog, this is the Texas GOP in 2010. This guy is referred to as "Constitutionalist Pastor" Stephen Broden. (Dallas Morning News):