Eddie Bernice Johnson: “Where does all of this money go? The majority diverts it to searching for space aliens and to the President's unexamined…”

Written statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.

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.

Transit is critical to our nation's vitality, so having a robust workforce is important to the nation.

Thank you, Chairman DeFazio, and Ranking Member Graves, for holding today's hearing on implementation of the IIJA.