Eddie Bernice Johnson: “Transit is critical to our nation's vitality, so having a robust workforce is important to the nation.”

Thank you to everyone for joining us today to discuss a topic with enormous implications for the future of our planet.

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

The impacts of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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.