Eddie Bernice Johnson: “this year's request will continue the trend of devaluing the important role that federal investments make in R&D”

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.

It seems clear to me that the IIJA is already a success and has the potential to make monumental improvements to our nation's transportation system.

Last month, I introduced and withdrew an amendment, at the request of Chairman Lucas, that incapsulates my legitimate concerns on the disparate impacts AI technologies have on people that look like me.