Burgess Owens: “I thank the gentleman for reemphasizing the fact that education has been recognized by the best minds in America as…”

“I thank the gentleman for reemphasizing the fact that education has been recognized by the best minds in America as being a No. 1 priority. We understand we are in a technological and scientific revolution. We understand that you need the best minds possible in order to compete in this global economy. Yet we have not acted accordingly. The dialog has not placed that emphasis where it belongs. I submit, again, the article by Lester Thurow which appeared on September 3, 1995, this year. Thurow, who is a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has testified on the Hill before many committees. He is recognized as an authority. I think his warning ought to be heeded. He has written many books. He is not a Democrat or a Republican. I think it is an objective voice. And when he starts this article with the following paragraph, we ought to all take heed. It ought to be a part of the ongoing dialogue. The newspapers ought to pick it up, the talk radio hosts. I recommend to Rush Limbaugh, that you read the article.”