▁an ▁extensive ▁technology ▁initi ative ▁during ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Committee ▁( 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 5 ). ▁This ▁work ▁art ic ulated ▁his ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁se ctors ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁compet it iveness . ▁ ▁Such ▁success es ▁and ▁his ▁continu ing ▁concern ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁practical ▁application ▁of ▁adv ances ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁technology , ▁he ▁instit uted ▁the ▁first ▁video ▁con ferences ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁between ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union / Russ ia , ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁During ▁these ▁live ▁tele con ferences , ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Committee ▁ex changed ▁ideas ▁on ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁via ▁satellite ▁with ▁counter parts ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Independent ▁States . ▁This ▁series ▁of ▁broadcast s , ▁hosted ▁by ▁Peter ▁Jenn ings , ▁won ▁an ▁Em my ▁for ▁technical ▁achiev ement . ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁government ▁secre cy ▁over - re ach ▁and ▁sought ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁House ▁Int elligence ▁Committee . ▁ ▁He ▁pressed ▁for ▁a ▁relax ation ▁of ▁secre cy ▁restrictions ▁on ▁remote ▁sens ing ▁sat ell ites , ▁seeing ▁a ▁great ▁potential ▁commercial ▁market ▁in ▁remote ▁sens ing . ▁His ▁work ▁eventually ▁brought ▁him ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁intelligence ▁community ▁and ▁he ▁eventually ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁committee ▁in ▁protest . ▁ ▁He