Eddie Bernice Johnson: “Lowest bidder is code for low wages and little to no benefits.”

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

He is among the most influential Speakers in the history of the House of Representatives.

I was an enthusiastic co-sponsor of the original National Quantum Initiative Act, and I'm--I want to note that I'm very proud that Dr. Michael Raymer, who is from--a physics professor from my alma mater, University of Oregon, played a role…

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