Eddie Bernice Johnson: “It is equally important to implement policies and support long term advanced research that would lead to revolutionary…”

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

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

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.

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