[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 136 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SOLVING THE NEXT GENERATION'S PROBLEMS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY

  (Mr. SOTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the appropriations 
package we just passed today.
  Central Florida is space and technology country. We just launched the 
Perseverance rover yesterday, which we could see from my backyard. We 
are the busiest spaceport in the world at Cape Canaveral.
  I was honored to help boost funds and recognize the important global 
competition and for America to be a leader in low-Earth orbit and 
commercial spaceflight operations.
  We advanced Outer Planet and Ocean Worlds, including the Europa 
Clipper mission to advance humankind. We also fought for more funding 
for emerging technology like solar energy, artificial intelligence, to 
improve blockchain, and for quantum computing investments.
  Why is this important? We use quantum computing to identify 12 
separate antiviral drugs, one of which ended up being remdesivir, 
through quantum computing and artificial intelligence here in the 
Federal Government.
  We can solve the next generation's problems with cutting-edge 
technology. We will continue to do that going forward.

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