| 00:00:00 | 362. |
| 00:00:01 | IN THE LAST CONGRESS, WE REMEMBER THAT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES RISING ABOVE THE GATHERING STORM REPORT AS WELL AS OTHER REPORTS EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS. |
| 00:00:17 | THOSE FIELDS OF EDUCATION IN THE U. |
| 00:00:20 | S., TO ENSURE THAT THE NATION'S WORKFORCE CAN COMPETE GLOBALLY IN HIGH TECH, HIGH VALUE INDUSTRIES SUCH AS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, SEMI-CONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING ANNANO TECHNOLOGY. |
| 00:00:35 | PRESIDENT BUSH FOLLOWED UP ON THESE REPORTS WITH HIS AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS INITIATIVE AND REPUBLICANS LED THIS EFFORT THROUGH THE 109TH CONGRESS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING INNOVATION TO KEEP OUR NATION COMPETITIVE GLOBALLY AND I'M PLEASED TO BE AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH OF IMPLEMENTING MANY OF THE REPORT SUGGESTIONS BY EXPANDING CURRENT PROGRAMS VERSUS CREATING DUPLICATIVE NEW PROGRAMS. |
| 00:01:05 | THE BILL AUTHORIZES PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE U. |
| 00:01:08 | S. MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS K-12, GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE. |
| 00:01:16 | THESE PROGRAMS WILL PROVIDE TRAINER TEACHING, ATTRACT MATH AND SCIENCE MAJORS BY -- IN ORDER TO TAKE THEM TO TEACHING, TO IMPROVE UNDERGRADUATE MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COURSES AND EXPAND INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE WORK, PRIMARILYLY BY STRENGTHENING EXISTING PROGRAMS AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. |
| 00:01:37 | I'M PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE 10,000 TEACHERS, 10 MILLION MINDS TITLE WHICH IS MODELED ON A PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CALLED YOU TEACH. |
| 00:01:46 | AS REPORTED, THIS IS A GOOD BILL AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT IT, MR. |
| 00:01:51 | CHAIRMAN AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:01:54 | THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. |
| 00:02:01 | MR. |
| 00:02:02 | GORDON: I YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS. |
| 00:02:07 | THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:02:10 | >> I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND I RISE FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENGAGING IN A COLLOQUY WITH CHAIRMAN GORDON. |
| 00:02:19 | THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 00:02:21 | MR. REYES: I RISE IN ORDER TO REQUEST THE ATTENTION OF THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN IN ADDRESSING AN IMPORTANT CONCERN RELATING TO THE SECTION IN H. |
| 00:02:28 | R. 362, THE 10,000 TEACHERS AND 10 MILLION MINDS |
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