As the first nurse elected to Congress, I'm deeply committed to understanding how basic research supports healthcare solutions, and I'm also a firm believer in vaccines.
Eddie Bernice Johnson: “As the first nurse elected to Congress, I'm deeply committed to understanding how basic research supports healthcare…”
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Johnson emphasizes her commitment to healthcare and vaccine support as a nurse in Congress.
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So also an enthusiastic supporter of the CHIPS and Science Act, which, as you know, really is building on quantum technologies.
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.
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He understood that the business of legislating and good politics required great skill in the art of compromise.





