Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson
United States Representative, Texas, Democrat
Representative Johnson, of the Thirtieth District of Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. She served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1972 to 1977, and in the Texas Senate from 1986 to 1992. She is the Ranking Minority Member of the Science,Space,andTechnologyCommitteeandsitsontheTransportationandInfrastructureCommittee. The following is from the March 18, 2015, House floor debate on H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015. First off, I would like to dispel the falsehood that the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] relies on secret…