I would like to thank the gentleman for his support for both of my amendments. And I, again, would indicate that every opportunity we have to grow the economy and expand to those populations not fully included, this Congress should take an opportunity to do. I see, in this amendment, opportunity for jobs, for partnerships, and certainly opportunities for growing the engineers and other talented persons whom we need for, in essence, a new America with a new economy, technologically-based. I ask my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Sheila Jackson Lee: “I would like to thank the gentleman for his support for both of my amendments. And I, again, would indicate that every…”
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