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 a member of the Science Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The following is from the October 2, 2003, House floor debate on an amendment to H.R. 2660, the 2004 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, to eliminate funding from the bill to implement the Labor Department’s proposed overtime rule.The assault on overtime pay…
