On the recordMarch 9, 2010
I would just mention, as my dear friend from Texas pointed out, that anybody who has had the opportunity to visit some of these nationwide competitions and see the enthusiasm of these young people as their robots compete in everything from pushing balls around to try to score goals in robotic soccer to mock combat, what you really see is people who have really put their hearts and minds into something, an enthusiastic learning experience that, as Mr. Hall pointed out, will really inspire these people to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. We need more of these folks, and this legislation helps champion that idea. I again urge its passage.
