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Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
Member, Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Air Power Caucus
Member, Congressional Armenian Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Task Force on Seniors
Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
Co-Chair, House Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Founder, House Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Co-Chair, House Historical Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
Chair, House Metro Congestion Coalition
Co-Chair, North America's Supercorridor Caucus
Chair, Regional Outreach Task Force, Congressional Black Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Technology and Infrastructure Development Taskforce
Co-Chair, TEX-21 Congressional Caucus
Chair, Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation
Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 2001-2003
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, United States House of Representatives, 2002
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
Member, Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Air Power Caucus
Member, Congressional Armenian Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Task Force on Seniors
Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
Co-Chair, House Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Founder, House Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Co-Chair, House Historical Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
Chair, House Metro Congestion Coalition
Co-Chair, North America's Supercorridor Caucus
Chair, Regional Outreach Task Force, Congressional Black Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Technology and Infrastructure Development Taskforce
Co-Chair, TEX-21 Congressional Caucus
Chair, Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation
Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 2001-2003
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, United States House of Representatives, 2002
Chair, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Astrological Sign:
Sagittarius
— Awards:
Family Advocacy Award, The Family Place, 1992
Scholar Award, Dallas Chapter, United Negro College Fund, 1992
Juanita Craft Award in Politics, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1989
Honorary Law Doctorate, Texas College, 1989
25th Anniversary Outstanding Achievement Award, National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Profile Award, Southeast Region, Lambda Legal, 2007
Honorary Law Doctorate, Jarvis Christian College, 1979
Award Recipient, Humane Society Legislative Fund, 2006
Visionary Award, National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women 2001
NABTP Mickey Leland Award for Excellence in Diversity, 2000
National Association of School Nurses, Inc., Legislative Award, 2000
State of Texas Honorary Texan issued by the Governor of Texas, 2000
Links, Inc., Co-Founders Award, 2000
National Black Caucus of State Legislators Image Award, 2001
Alpha Kappa Alpha Trailblazer, 2002
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Community Leader, 2002
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Woman of the Year, 2002
CBCF Outstanding Leadership, 2002
White Hat Award, Texas Farmers Union, 1989
Brownfield Leadership Award, 2006
Racial Harmony Award, The Foundation For Ethnic Understanding, 2001
Heroes Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Texas, 2000
President's Award, National Conference of Black Mayors 2001
Woman of the Year Award, 100 Black Men of America, Inc., 2001
Names of Grandchildren:
Kirk Jr., David, and James
— Number of Grandchildren:
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. I support reducing our budget deficit and balancing the federal budget, but not at the expense of cutting vital government functions, such as defense, education, transportation, Social Security and Medicare.
- "Although I believe it is important to protect our nation and our military's strength, it is not the job of the working class to carry such a heavy financial burden by paying for the physical construction of a border wall. [â?¦] This budget should protect all Americans, not just support Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric." https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1172774/congresswoman-eddie-bernice-johnson-releases-statement-on-the-presidents-proposed-budget-cuts/?search=spending#.Wilb-Ge3wfI (votesmart.org)
"Although I believe it is important to protect our nation and our military's strength, it is not the job of the working class to carry such a heavy financial burden by paying for the physical construction of a border wall. [â?¦] This budget should protect all Americans, not just support Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric." https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1172774/congresswoman-eddie-bernice-johnson-releases-statement-on-the-presidents-proposed-budget-cuts/?search=spending#.Wilb-Ge3wfI (votesmart.org)
"Based upon what we knew of the President's plan to plus up defense spending at the expense of all of our non-defense discretionary spending and leaks in the press regarding slashing EPA and NOAA, I knew that this budget was going to be very bad for science, environmental protection, R&D, and clean energy. It is worse than I thought possible." https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1154179/ranking-member-johnson-statement-on-president-trumps-fy18-budget-blueprint/?search=defense%20spending#.WilbnWe3wfI (votesmart.org)
"Based upon what we knew of the President's plan to plus up defense spending at the expense of all of our non-defense discretionary spending and leaks in the press regarding slashing EPA and NOAA, I knew that this budget was going to be very bad for science, environmental protection, R&D, and clean energy. It is worse than I thought possible." https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1154179/ranking-member-johnson-statement-on-president-trumps-fy18-budget-blueprint/?search=defense%20spending#.WilbnWe3wfI (votesmart.org)
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/19/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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