Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, representing Texas District 30 in the U.S. House, and Sen. John Cornyn, one of two Republicans representing Texas in the U.S. Senate, today (Thursday, Jan. 16) introduced legislation to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas after the late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson.
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The bill would rename the facility to the “Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” in honor of the late congresswoman.
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“Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was a trailblazer and longtime advocate for veterans,” said Sen. Cornyn. “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.”
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