Press Releases :: April 24, 2007

Gordon Legislation Advances With Democratic Innovation Agenda

(Washington, DC)  House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) offered the following statement today at a press conference with Senior House Democrats regarding this week’s House floor action. 

The House will consider two bills today sponsored by Chairman Gordon - H.R. 362, the “10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds” Science and Math Scholarship Act and H.R. 363, Sowing the Seeds through Science and Engineering Research Act.  Both bills are a product of work done by the Committee on Science and Technology, and both are a part of the Democratic Innovation Agenda. 

The legislation is endorsed by a multitude of academic, business and industry groups.

“Innovation is not just a goal, it is a necessity – and one of the first steps we must take is to invest in scientific education and research.

H.R. 362 and H.R. 363 are based upon the expert recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences.  That report told us that now is the time to take bold steps to ensure that our children are prepared for the jobs of the future and that our nation can continue to compete in the global economy.

I’m proud that these bills are key components of the Democrats’ Innovation Agenda.  By enacting these measures – and others like them – we can be confident that the American economic leadership of the last half of the 20^th century will be sustained into the 21^st.  We can also be confident that our children will find good jobs here in America that pay a good wage, and most importantly we can be confident that the high standard of living that we have enjoyed in our lifetime will be there for our children in theirs.”

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