Political Quotes

“I want to thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson for their leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor and for their commitment to advancing STEM education and including computer science within the definition of STEM. As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in support of H.R. 5031, the ``STEM Education Act of 2014.'' STEM workers drive our nation's innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. I am committed to making sure that our nation can keep pace with global innovation today and into the future. During the 113th Congress: I originally sponsored the Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act, which directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for: cybersecurity professional development programs, associate degree programs in cybersecurity, and the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development or degree programs. I offered an amendment that was adopted by the Full Homeland Security Committee that would establish a fellowship program to attract STEM undergraduate and doctoral students to work at the Department of Homeland Security in exchange for tuition reimbursement assistance.…”