Eddie Bernice Johnson: “Science advisory committees are crucial to ensuring the best science informs all aspects of decisionmaking at the…”

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

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

Diversity fosters a wider range of ideas and approaches, leading to more innovative solutions and better problem-solving capabilities in the scientific community.

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