Sheila Jackson Lee: “First of all, I think it is important to say how great it is to have an opportunity to create jobs and promote human…”

“First of all, I think it is important to say how great it is to have an opportunity to create jobs and promote human rights at the same time, while respecting our fellow Americans, Asian Pacific Americans. I think it is important that we make that statement, that as we promote this very important legislation, Asian Pacific Islanders and others will also have the respect of this Nation because we do believe in human rights. But I want to pause for a moment to be able to thank my friend, my colleague, the Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson, for sticking to her higher values, her commitment to science for more than two decades, going on three decades. As I watched her on the Science Committee, first as a member myself, and then as she proceeded to take the leadership reins, look where we are today, with an outstanding America COMPETES Act that builds on previous legislation, brings together 11 jurisdictional committees, and comes out on the side of creating jobs. We owe her a great debt of gratitude, and I am grateful to call her a Member of the United States Congress, but I am even more grateful to call her a fellow Texan. This legislation will answer the questions of those who are complaining about the supply chain because $45 billion will improve our Nation's supply chain and strengthen our economy and national security by preventing shortages of critical goods. There is an outcry of inflation.…”