Eddie Bernice Johnson, 88, broke barriers, left huge mark on Dallas in long House career

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Most of the students were white, making it "the first time in my life that I was really into sort of an all-white world," she said.
60% : "That was really the most blatant, overt racism that I ever experienced in my life," she recalled.
58% : Advertisement"I remember having him grab me and hug me, and I remember my face feeling his whiskers because he hadn't shaved that day driving in," she said in 1987 in a wide-ranging interview with The News.
55% : "Those sort of inequities spurred her to political activism.
49% : Johnson's status as the first registered nurse elected to Congress gave her gravitas on issues such as health care and scientific research, as well, helping her ascend to a coveted chairwoman spot atop the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
45% : AdvertisementThe friction points came to a head in 2010, when The News revealed that Johnson had broken anti-nepotism rules by awarding scholarships from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to four relatives, including two grandchildren, and to a top aide's two children.

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