Eddie Bernice Johnson: “This President understands that our future economic growth and therefore our ability to reduce our debt in the future is…”

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pleasure to pay tribute to the life and legacy of former Speaker of the House James "Jim" Wright, who passed away on Wednesday, May 6, at the age of 92.

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

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…

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