On the recordJuly 10, 2015
This gives me an opportunity to not only thank the gentleman for his very astute amendment, but to thank the sponsors of this bill, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Green, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Upton, for all the work that has been done. Having served a number of years on the House Science Committee, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas because all we heard very often was the value of investing in minorities and women as the new cutting edge of scientific research. We know that this bill is expansive, but we are delighted with your emphasis on the recruiting of women and minorities, particularly for the young emerging scientists, and primarily because they begin to fuel the next generation of research and the next generation of the solving of problems, which is the American Cures Act. So I rise to support the gentleman's amendment and say to you that the documentation is long, that these individuals will then fill the laboratories of America and begin to do cutting-edge research to be able to create a better life for all of us. I thank the gentleman. I support his amendment.
