Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1097), supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 1097 Whereas engineers use their professional, scientific, and technical knowledge and skills in creative and innovative ways to fulfill the needs of society; Whereas engineers have helped to address the major technological and infrastructural challenges of our time, including providing water, defending the Nation, and developing clean energy technologies that are needed to power the American people into the future; Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, development, and the transformation of scientific discoveries into useful products and jobs, as the people of the United States look more than ever to engineers and their imagination, knowledge, and analytical skills to meet the challenges of the future; Whereas engineers play a crucial role in developing the consensus engineering standards that promote global collaboration and support reliable infrastructures; Whereas the sponsors of National Engineers Week are working together to transform the engineering workforce through greater inclusion of women and underrepresented minorities; Whereas the 2009 National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council report entitled ``Engineering in K- 12 Education'' highlighted the potential role for engineeri…”