Political Quotes

“earlier today I filed legislation called the Pell Grant Math and Science Incentive Act of 2001, and I rise today to speak in favor of this piece of legislation. I would like to tell my colleagues about what it is, why we need it, and who is supporting it. Under this bill, a low-income college student who qualifies for a Pell grant would be eligible for an additional $1,000 grant that he would not have to pay back if he has demonstrated a proficiency in math and science while in high school. Let me tell my colleagues why this legislation is desperately needed. We have a problem with filling high-tech jobs in the United States right now. Currently, there are over 300,000 high-tech jobs that are unfilled in the United States because we just do not have the math-and-science-educated workforce to fill these jobs. This is costing businesses $4.5 billion a year in loss of productivity.”