Political Quotes

“I want to thank Representatives Kennedy and Reed for working across the aisle to develop legislation that will encourage the growth of innovative technologies and the creation of a manufacturing workforce that will be able to compete on the global playing field. I also want to thank the Representatives for working with Representative Hultgren and myself to include the reauthorization of the Regional Innovation program. The Regional Innovation program provides needed support to innovative initiatives that accelerate technology commercialization, job creation, and economic growth in the United States. It acknowledges something important, that innovation and job growth don't happen in large marble buildings in our Nation's Capitol; rather, it happens on the ground in communities throughout our Nation. It happens in Tacoma where world-class research on clean water is happening in a collaboration between our companies and our university. It is happening on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington where innovative companies and innovative people are developing composite technology in partnership with the local college. If the United States is going to be a global economic competitor in the 21st century, we need to focus on growing a high-skilled workforce in our communities. I spent a decade working in economic development.…”