Eddie Bernice Johnson: “This Committee was instrumental in the passage of two bipartisan ocean acidification bills out of the House last month.”

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

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

President Biden accepted the ball where it lay, and that is what he will be held accountable for.