Lynn C. Woolsey: “I rise in support of H.R. 1858, the National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act. I would like to commend the…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 1858, the National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act. I would like to commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert), the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall), the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Smith), and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) for their very successful effort to bring this bill together in a true bipartisan manner. This bill is a clear blueprint to further science, math, and technology education in our country. As a member of both the House Committee on Education and Workforce and Committee on Science, I am very aware of the challenges that our students and schools face in educating for a highly technical workforce. We know that having a well-educated workforce in the math and science fields is a major priority of employers across this Nation, especially in the high-tech arena. Mr. Speaker, it is quite clear that the United States will not have a technically competent workforce until females, the majority of our students, study science, math, and engineering or technology in the same numbers as their male counterparts.”