Eddie Bernice Johnson

I am proud to have recently introduced H.R. 6145, the Industries of the Future Act.

Thank you very much.

I was pleased to see that the President's budget request prioritizes investments in these key areas, including nearly doubling NIST's investments in AI.

Rather, it is to highlight the critical work of NIST to advance our Nation's economic competitiveness, national security, and wellbeing.

What are NIST's plans for this additional funding?

The purpose of this hearing is not to dissect the Administration's myopic and harmful budget request for NIST.

I'm disturbed, although not surprised, to see such a disappointing vision for the future of the United States' science and engineering enterprise.

the proposal includes severe cuts to atmospheric and ocean research at NOAA.

The FEMA flood mapping process is not a topic this Committee has explored very deeply in the past.

I was really very disappointed to see that the President's budget proposal includes significant cuts to STEM education.

This proposal represents a 6 percent increase for R&D. This is a creative use of math that has not fooled us.

this request represents a disturbing and ill-advised disregard for the pressing issues facing this country

the budget proposal before us, and the actions taken to undercut the Federal scientific workforce, are not worthy of this great Nation.

This budget proposal represents a 9 percent cut to R&D funding.

the Administration proposes to cut non-defense R&D programs by $4.5 billion.

I hope we will continue that, and thank you, and I yield back.

I want to point out that it doesn't have to be deep east Texas. It can be deep south Dallas where we need the broadband.

When we leverage the best available science, we can help make government programs perform better, deliver services quicker, and save money.

Thank you very much, Chairwoman Stevens and Ranking Member Baird, for holding this morning's hearing on developing our Nation's cybersecurity workforce.

We need to educate and train individuals in cybersecurity at all levels, and it requires not just degrees but different types of certifications.

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, or NICE, was created under the Obama Administration to coordinate and expand Federal investments in a skilled cybersecurity workforce.

The Science, Space, and Technology Committee has been enacting cybersecurity-focused legislation since 2002.

If the United States is to become a global leader in clean energy, EERE needs to be sufficiently and responsibly funding R&D in these areas.

I am disappointed to hear that EERE has been unable to move hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding out of the door.

We should be doing everything we can to ensure that EERE has the staff it needs to administer and oversee federally funded research as effectively and efficiently as possible.