Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this is a real honor and a delight to be speaking on behalf of and in support of the Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act, otherwise known as H.R. 730. We have here in the House Chamber gallery an audience of about 75 people. It is really quite amazing to have the outside public in the Hall of the House of Representatives watch this debate today, because if you are interested in government, maybe sometimes you are attuned to what is going on, on social media or the cable news, and sometimes that really misses the mark of what we are doing here in the Nation's Capital, which is bipartisan legislation committed to moving this Nation forward. Mr. Speaker, I don't say that lightly. I look at Representative Houlahan and Representative Baird, two Members of the class of 2018, both in their fourth term. I have passed legislation with both of them. Now they have joined together to pass H.R. 730, a STEM bill, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You don't have STEM without mathematics. We call on the National Science Foundation to support mathematical and statistical modeling education starting in elementary school and secondary schools. These activities include providing grants to academic institutions and nonprofit organizations that improve data, science skills, enhance computational thinking, and enable access to professional development opportunities.…”