"It was created to avoid the brain drain from our institutions of higher education, including our HBCUs."
"The Triangle now is an ecosystem of hundreds of companies, government agencies, academic institutions, startups, and nonprofits."
"I think there's a huge opportunity for K through 12 educators to partner with the private sector."
"We also discussed challenges facing the region, including the need for more early education STEM opportunities to strengthen the talent pipeline and the growing affordable housing crisis."
"We determined that three key ingredients that have contributed to the Triangle's success are local business community buy-in, connections to universities, and an environment conducive to start-ups."
"Thank you, and thank you to the Ranking Member for holding this very important hearing today."
"Thank you for holding this hearing, Chairwoman Stevens, and thank you to all the panelists for joining us today."
"When you suppress the right to vote, in essence, you are suppressing people's humanity."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you also to Chairwoman Stevens, for holding this very crucial and timely meeting."
"For those who do not believe that racism exists in the United States, I hope the testimony of our Witnesses helped them understand that racism and brutality 100 years ago, 400 years ago, continues to ..."
"I represent the 2d District in North Carolina, which is the Research Triangle area, and we are a very STEM-focused area."