Eddie Bernice Johnson: “This is a failure of leadership of the highest order.”

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.

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

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