Eddie Bernice Johnson: “The costs and risks of inaction are too high for us to continue to drag our feet or put our heads in the sand.”

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

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

Last month, I introduced and withdrew an amendment, at the request of Chairman Lucas, that incapsulates my legitimate concerns on the disparate impacts AI technologies have on people that look like me.

Speaker Wright was a visionary who served the people of Fort Worth and this Nation well.