Eddie Bernice Johnson: “It is up to us in Congress to begin implementing the innovative technologies and policies that are already available to…”

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.

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

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…