[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK

  (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, this week is National Science and Technology 
Week. National Science and Technology Week is an informal public 
education outreach program of the National Science Foundation.
  National Science and Technology Week is celebrated across the 
country, providing special opportunities in communities throughout the 
Nation to notice the major impact and importance that science and 
technology have on all aspects of our daily lives.
  This year's theme is ``Webs, Wires and Waves: The Science and 
Technology of Communication.'' This theme recognizes the impact that 
telecommunications has had in shrinking the world and bringing people 
worldwide closer together.
  Today, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., the National Science Foundation will 
again offer its ``Ask a Scientist or Engineer'' hotline by telephone 
and the Internet. The toll-free number for this public service is 1-
800-682-2716. Online access will be provided throughout the week at 
[email protected].
  I encourage my fellow Members to strongly support this program and 
join with me in celebrating National Science and Technology Week, and 
if my colleagues did not catch the telephone numbers or the Internet 
address, feel free to call my office and get the correct numbers.

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