Influential former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88

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She was the first registered nurse elected to Congress and led the Congressional Black Caucus

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Johnson nearly quit but decided to stick with it.

“It was very challenging,” she said. “But any job where you’re an African American woman entering for the first time would be a challenge. They had not hired one before I got there. Yes, it was a challenge, but it was a successful venture.”

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