U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Sen. John Cornyn are leading a bipartisan effort to name the Dallas VA Medical Center after former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, recognizing her long career in public service and her dedication to veterans' health.
A mourner holds a yellow rose and a funeral program during burial services for former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson at the Texas State Cemetery on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Austin.WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, are teaming up in a bipartisan effort to name the Dallas VA Medical Center after former U.S. Rep.
“This legislation to rename the VA Medical Center in Dallas in Congresswoman Johnson’s honor — nearly 70 years after she was hired as a nurse at this very hospital — would ensure her legacy of service is forever preserved,” Cornyn said. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also supports the renaming, along with U.S. Reps. Al Green, D-Houston; Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio; Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo; Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso; and Lance Gooden, R-Terrell.Crockett said Johnson fought to increase funding for veteran and mental healthcare from her early time as a state lawmaker to her last days in Congress.Johnson helped drive many of the city’s key infrastructure, transportation and flood-control initiatives.
Crockett introduced the proposal last session, and it was included in an early version of a stopgap funding bill but was stripped out with many other provisions after some conservatives criticized the scope of the bill.Joseph Morton covers the intersection of business and politics in the Washington Bureau. Before joining The News, Joseph worked for CQ Roll Call and the Omaha World-Herald. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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