Summer Lee actually said...

"When I look up at the walls of this Committee room and only see one person who looks like me, I feel reminded that many people for a long time did not believe that people like me belong here."

"Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first and only Black person to ever chair this Committee, she dedicated 40 years of her life to public service, and her work championed STEM education, diversity--and divers..."

"For too long, we have failed to prioritize or even acknowledge the vast contributions that the Black community and other minoritized groups have made toward scientific discovery and innovation."

"Diversity fosters a wider range of ideas and approaches, leading to more innovative solutions and better problem-solving capabilities in the scientific community."