Political Quotes

“In the past several months, Democrats have advanced the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, along with, most recently, the COMPETES Act, which will increase American innovation, start making more critical products in America, and turbocharge American scientific and technological leadership. With those bills in mind, I thought it was particularly important during Black History Month to pay special tribute to four bold, brilliant, and Black minds who have contributed in various ways through their inventions to innovation and to infrastructure in America. First, let's meet the ``Father of Transportation Technology,'' better known as Garret Augustus Morgan. Born in Paris, Kentucky, and later moved to Ohio, Morgan was a Black American inventor. Witnessing a fatal car crash was essentially the catalyst in Morgan's invention of the three-position traffic signal, which is the predecessor to the modern- day traffic light. Though the stop-and-go signals had already existed, Morgan advanced the invention to include a third position that stopped traffic in both directions and allowed pedestrians to safely cross the road. Talented as he was, Morgan's other inventions included a version of the gas mask, grooming products, sewing machines, and much more. Madam Speaker, a second inspiration was a Black American, better known as ``Brave Bessie,'' and to others as ``Queen Bess.'' The sky was anything but the limit to this Texas native, Bessie Coleman.…”