Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. Andrea Sanchez--and I am excited about this--from Gainesville, Florida, for winning our district's 2017 Congressional App Challenge. Her app, IVolunteer, solves a problem she saw in her school and helps students log their volunteer hours, as well as incentivizing community service by letting students compete against their peers to see who can log the most hours. Other submissions we received included an app that teaches students how to code and one designed to give people realtime information in natural disasters. These apps came from young students who recognized a problem they were facing and employed various skills and creativity in designing and building their apps. Because of STEM education, students are not only learning critical technological skills that will serve them in the future, but they are creating the next generation of apps, software programs, and more-- possibly, the next IT company. Supporting STEM education gives our students an opportunity to become leaders in the field that positively impacts America and the world alike. ____________________”