[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H87]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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         PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

  (Mr. ELLZEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ELLZEY. Mr. Speaker, there are few people in the world who can 
say they impacted their community as much as Eddie Bernice Johnson.
  She dedicated 50 years of her life to public service. She took care 
of her patients, veterans, and the people of Texas' 30th Congressional 
District.
  EBJ embodied a no-nonsense approach that you would expect from a 
woman born in Waco, Texas. She didn't care who you were, where you were 
from, or what party you represented. Her open arms extended a welcoming 
embrace to everyone, a trait that I experienced firsthand when I showed 
up as the junior Member of the United States House in the summer of 
2021. As the dean of the Texas delegation, she made it clear that 
regardless of which side of the aisle I was on, she saw me as a Texan, 
first and foremost.
  Chairwoman Johnson welcomed me to the Texas delegation and her 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. She ran a very tight ship, 
and she also guided me through the intricacies of becoming an effective 
member of her committee.
  I will forever be grateful to Congresswoman Johnson for her support 
for her country, her State, and the Texas congressional delegation. She 
will be missed.

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