Jeff Merkley actually said...

"We need to make the connections and make it a whole system."

"We don't have enough folks and enough ethnic groups involved in the STEM world."

"If you are capable in math, there is a pretty substantial demand in the economy, and how much of a challenge is that?"

"I think you have made the case that what happens outside of the classroom is as much a part of the education process as inside the classroom."