News about Eddie Bernice Johnson

After suffering a deadly disease while leaving her own feces after back surgery, Texas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson said their mother died a "terrible, painful death." On Sunday, the 89-year-old congresswoman died at home after contracting an infection at Baylor Scott & White Health System's rehabilitation center. According to her death certificate, family advocate Les Weisbrod died of a lumbar spine infection. 'She was supposed to go home and be fine,' he said. 'Instead, she developed this infection at the Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation because they didn't shield her wound properly or left her in her own feces unattended.' The Dallas Morning News announced on Thursday that Weisbrod family plans to file a lawsuit against Baylor Scott & White Health System claiming negligent care at the rehab center that resulted in the congresswoman's death. Kirk Johnson, Johnson's brother who was attending the conference, became ill as he said that if his mother's 'good care at the hospital,' she would be here today.'

Sen. Don Beyer of Virginia, a Democrat, sacked his scheduler after finding she had reportedly reached out to congressional aides to attempt to establish links with Chinese embassy workers. The former aide had been working as a scheduler in his office for years, and he had previously served in various other positions. Beyer is known as a "hawk" in China, and he and Speaker Pelosi travelled to Taiwan.