Eddie Bernice Johnson: “It is easy for us to talk of returning to the Moon or going to an asteroid, or visiting Mars long after most of us will…”

I was an enthusiastic co-sponsor of the original National Quantum Initiative Act, and I'm--I want to note that I'm very proud that Dr. Michael Raymer, who is from--a physics professor from my alma mater, University of Oregon, played a role…

So also an enthusiastic supporter of the CHIPS and Science Act, which, as you know, really is building on quantum technologies.

He is among the most influential Speakers in the history of the House of Representatives.

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