Political Quotes

“I ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 623) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 623 Whereas science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this preamble as ``STEM'') are vital fields of increasing importance in driving the economic engine of the United States; Whereas STEM-educated graduates have and will continue to play critical roles in helping to develop clean energy technologies, to find life-saving cures for diseases, to solve security challenges, and to discover new solutions for deteriorating transportation and infrastructure; Whereas through 2018, STEM occupations are projected to provide 2,800,000 job openings; Whereas over 90 percent of STEM occupations require at least some postsecondary education; Whereas students across the country, especially young women and underrepresented minorities, need greater understanding and appreciation of STEM careers, and access to quality STEM opportunities; Whereas the entertainment industry of the United States, comprised of movies, television, theater, radio, DVDs, video games, as well as other video and audio recordings and means of communications, has an extraordinary ability to reach the people of the United…”