Eddie Bernice Johnson

I would like to begin by giving a big shout out to recognize our chair, Mr. Peter DeFazio, whom I have had the honor to work with throughout my 30 years in Congress on this committee.

I support full funding for the CHIPS Act.

Advancing U.S. leadership in microelectronics will require a long-term, whole-of-government strategy.

I strongly believe to meet our true scientific and technological potential, we need an inclusive and diverse workforce that draws on the full talent pool available in our country.

Written statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.

There are many of us on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on both sides of the aisle that strongly believe that the promise of fusion energy is worth pursuing.

I am proud to say that over the past few years, this Committee has advanced numerous bills that provide significant direction for fusion research activities supported by the Department of Energy.

In June, the House passed the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act, a bill that I lead with Ranking Member Lucas and both Chairman Bowman and Ranking Member Weber of the Energy Subcommittee.

Despite all of this progress made by Congress and the fusion research community, the Department of Energy has yet to implement much of the guidance provided by these external advisory reports.

Fusion has the potential to deliver clean, abundant energy to the world, all while producing essentially no greenhouse gas emissions.

Many Americans have suffered personal losses from severe storms and flooding. The frequency, severity, and cost of disasters will only continue to increase with climate change.

It still seems somewhat mindboggling to me why the FAA would have delegated the certification of something so critical to airplane safety as the 'maneuvering characteristics augmentation system' or MCAS, to Boeing in the first place.

Thank you, Subcommittee Chairman Larsen and Ranking Member Graves for holding today's hearing as this committee continues its investigation into the tragic Boeing airline crashes in Indonesia in October 2018, and in Ethiopia, in March 2019.

I want to know what we need to do to move from studies and talk to meaningful progress.

NASA needs to accelerate its development programs in nuclear propulsion, whether nuclear thermal or nuclear electric.

Space nuclear propulsion is a capability that can help address the safety of our astronauts by reducing their exposure to in-space radiation with shorter trips.

For decades the space community has identified nuclear propulsion as a required and enabling technology for our human exploration goals.

Our communities are experiencing and seeing climate change before our very eyes, and we need to make sure that they have the opportunity to not only have a seat at the table.

New Mexico needs more support. We need more observational platforms, including things like dense Mesonets for improving near-term and short-term forecasts.

It is alarming that these potentially injurious water contaminants can enter the human body with relative ease.

I am committed to working with our colleagues in the Senate to get those bills enacted this year.

Undue foreign influence compromises the integrity and security of taxpayer funded research.

This is a very, very important hearing, and I thank the leadership for getting right to it.

We must prevent undue foreign influence in research if we are to keep our competitive edge and help maintain our national security.

Written statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.