Eddie Bernice Johnson: “We cannot roll back the clock on our economy. Our economic woes weren't caused by too much science.”

We want people who are intellectually curious, I think, to get those people and get them into the field.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pleasure to pay tribute to the life and legacy of former Speaker of the House James "Jim" Wright, who passed away on Wednesday, May 6, at the age of 92.

He understood that the business of legislating and good politics required great skill in the art of compromise.

So also an enthusiastic supporter of the CHIPS and Science Act, which, as you know, really is building on quantum technologies.