Sadly, here we are in the United States Congress completely disconnected to communities, completely disconnected to young people and their aspirations for the future, cutting, slashing, burning, cutting programs that are about educating our young people to take advantage of the 21st century.
John Bel Edwards: “Sadly, here we are in the United States Congress completely disconnected to communities, completely disconnected to…”
On the recordMarch 9, 2011
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The speaker addresses the disconnect between Congress and young people's aspirations in STEM fields.
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