Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson Reintroduces Bill To Promote Gender Parity Among University Engineering And Science Faculty
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)today announced that she has introduced H.R. 889, the Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act, which passed the House in the 111th Congress as part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The legislation promotes gender parity in the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the university faculty level. The … Continue Reading
March 02, 2011Committee Democrats Caution Against Start-Stop Approach to NASA’s Funding and Goals
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March 02, 2011Committee Democrats Caution Against Start-Stop Approach to NASA’s Funding and Goals
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held ahearingto discuss the Administration’s FY 2012 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with Charles F. Bolden, Administrator of NASA. This was the Congress’s first opportunity to review the President’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for NASA and arrives at a time of very difficult budgetary issues, with the appropriations for FY 2011 still undecided. “I can only imagine … Continue Reading
February 17, 2011Committee Democrats Contrast President’s R&D Budget Request with Damaging House CR Cuts
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held ahearingto discuss the Administration’s FY 2012 budget request with the President’s top science advisor,Dr. John P. Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). “This committee has heard countless witnesses from industry, academia, and government over the past several years testify that investments in science and technology and in STEM education must be a cornerstone of any serious … Continue Reading
February 17, 2011Committee Democrats Contrast President’s R&D Budget Request with Damaging House CR Cuts
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February 16, 2011FAA Research and Development and Next Generation Air Traffic System Important to Future of Nation, Subcommittee Democrats Say
(Washington, DC) - The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing today to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) portfolio of research and development (R&D) programs and examine priorities and challenges. The Committee is preparing to reauthorize FAA R&D and NextGen initiatives as part of the broader congressional consideration of the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, H.R. 658. R&D is an essential … Continue Reading
February 16, 2011FAA Research and Development and Next Generation Air Traffic System Important to Future of Nation, Subcommittee Democrats Say
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February 15, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Reacts To President's FY 2012 Budget Request
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February 15, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Reacts To President's FY 2012 Budget Request
Washington, D.C., February 15, 2011 -Yesterday, the White House released the FY 2012 budget request, and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) offered the following statement: “The President’s approach of making key targeted investments to promote innovation and maintain our economic competitiveness offers a sharp contrast to the arbitrary and short-sighted cuts contained in the Continuing Resolution that the House will be considering … Continue Reading
February 10, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Reacts To Proposed Cuts To Job-Creating R&D Programs
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February 10, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Reacts To Proposed Cuts To Job-Creating R&D Programs
Washington, D.C., February 10, 2011--Yesterday, the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee released a partial list of proposed spending cuts in the FY 2011 continuing resolution (CR) that is intended to fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year. Many of the nation’s core research and development (R&D) programs within the jurisdiction of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee are slated for deep cuts if those proposals are adopted. For example, the … Continue Reading
January 28, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Marks the 25th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Tragedy
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January 28, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Marks the 25th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Tragedy
Washington, D.C., January 28, 2011.--Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) made the following statement on the 25th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger accident: “Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. It is imperative to pause and remember the crew of that mission and their families, as well as the brave men and women who perished in the Apollo 1 and Space Shuttle Columbia tragedies. To all the dedicated individuals who lost their lives in the … Continue Reading
January 26, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Responds to the President's State of the Union Address
Washington, D.C. January 26, 2011. In response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), whose committee has jurisdiction over almost all non-defense federal research and development, issued the following statement: “I applaud the President’s ongoing commitment to investments in innovation as a key to our nation’s competitiveness. While we need to get serious about reducing our deficit, our nation’s long-term economic prosperity depends on … Continue Reading
January 26, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Responds to the President's State of the Union Address
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January 25, 2011Subcommittee Ranking Members Named
(Washington, DC) - Today the Democratic Caucus of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology met to elect Subcommittee Ranking Members and select Subcommittee assignments. The selections will be official after they are approved by the full Committee at the Organizational Meeting. “This Committee deals with a host of issues that are central to America’s future competitiveness and well-being of our citizens, including but not limited to math and science education, energy R&D, space … Continue Reading
January 25, 2011Subcommittee Ranking Members Named
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January 08, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Issues Statement On Shooting Involving Congresswoman Giffords
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) released the following statement after news that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and others were shot at an event in Tucson, Arizona this morning: “I am profoundly shocked and sorrowed. Congresswoman Giffords is a bright, energetic Member of Congress as well as a valued Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. My thoughts and prayers are with Gabrielle Giffords, her husband, … Continue Reading
January 08, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Issues Statement On Shooting Involving Congresswoman Giffords
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) released the following statement after news that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and others were shot at an event in Tucson, Arizona this morning: "I am profoundly shocked and sorrowed. Congresswoman Giffords is a bright, energetic Member of Congress as well as a valued Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. My thoughts and prayers are with Gabrielle Giffords, her … Continue Reading
January 07, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Applauds Signing of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
(Washington, DC) - This week, President Obama signed into law H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The law keeps funding for research at the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Energy's Office of Science on a doubling path; makes critical investments in programs to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States; takes important steps to accelerate the … Continue Reading