Tim Ryan: “That is exactly right. John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems, Incorporated: ``The Innovation Agenda focuses…”

“That is exactly right. John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems, Incorporated: ``The Innovation Agenda focuses on the right issues for building on our Nation's competitiveness, from investing in basic R&D, expanding science and math education and broadband infrastructure, to creating a globally competitive business environment. This agenda thoughtfully addresses how government can best play a role in improving our economic competitiveness by focusing on innovation. I look forward to working with both sides of the aisle to implement these laudable goals.'' {time} 2245 That is the CEO of Cisco Systems. And then we have the managing director of Federal Government Affairs for Microsoft saying, ``At Microsoft Technology we are committed to changing the world through innovative technology; and in order to fulfill that commitment we need a pool of well-educated, skilled workers. We ask Congress to give these issues serious consideration and support.'' We need a pool of skilled workers, American skilled workers, and we need to increase it. Our innovation agenda calls for 100,000 new scientists and engineers over the course of the next 4 years and putting broadband in every household in the country in the next 5 years.…”