Eddie Bernice Johnson: “We have an obligation to ensure that the residents of Houston, along with other communities across the country, can have…”

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

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

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.

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.