[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE HONORABLE EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

  (Ms. CROCKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. CROCKETT. Mr. Speaker, on the last day of 2023, Texas' 30th 
Congressional District laid to rest a legend who served in this Chamber 
and was a champion of the Lone Star State: Chairwoman Eddie Bernice 
Johnson passed away.
  As her successor representing Texas' 30th Congressional District, I 
see the impact of her 30-year tenure in Congress and her half century 
legacy of public service everywhere I look. Whether it was securing 
millions of dollars in public investment to north Texas, to the 
thousands of jobs she helped to create under the Chips and Science Act, 
she led with conviction and passion.
  As Chairwoman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, she 
was unapologetic in advocating for Texas as the future of space 
exploration. Thanks to her leadership, Texas is helping us go back to 
the Moon and beyond and has transformed into a technological 
powerhouse.
  I have described Chairwoman Johnson as a quiet storm. She didn't need 
to make a lot of noise to create change, and through her tireless work 
for equality and equity, she made space for louder storms, like me, to 
continue her work.
  Every member of the Texas delegation can remember a time when the 
chairwoman put politics aside and crossed the aisle in order to advance 
and better the lives of the people of the Lone Star State and American 
families across the country.
  The country and delegation have lost a giant, but her work and legacy 
will continue to live on.
  Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I ask that all those who are present in the 
Chamber as well as Members and staff throughout the Capitol please rise 
for a moment of silence to remember the late Honorable Congresswoman 
Eddie Bernice Johnson.

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