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Burgess Owens: The gentleman mentioned India. Members ought to know that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is not now…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2004
The gentleman mentioned India. Members ought to know that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is not now considered the greatest institute of technology in the world, there is one in India that has surpassed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. And all over the world, they are seeking the graduates of that institution in India. We let that happen, despite the act which created all the land grant colleges, and how did we let ourselves fall behind anybody in the provision of first-rate education?
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the global competition in education and technology.

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