Spotlight: Today’s Federal Policies Shape Tomorrow’s Photonics Landscape with Rep. Joe Morelle

A group of bipartisan lawmakers formed the Optics and Photonics
Caucus back in 2020. At that time, the U.S., along with the rest
of the world, was grappling with the pandemic and the disruptions
to the supply chain it created. The legislators on that committee
hoped to use this new platform to address America’s reliance on
Eastern nations and boost the domestic production of photonic
goods. Democratic Rep. Joe Morelle of New York is the co-chair of
the Optics and Photonics Caucus. In this Spotlight conversation,
Morelle offers his insight on the policies impacting our industry
and shares the concerns of New York’s leading photonics
companies. Spotlight from "All Things Photonics" is a
special series of intimate sit-down conversations with preeminent
figures in our industry. Sponsored by: Hamamatsu –
 www.Hamamatsu.com


Editor’s Note: The team at "All Things Photonics" reached out to
Morelle’s Republican counterpart, Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, to
take part in the conversation. Mast and his team did not follow
up with us for this podcast.