[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E646]
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                          INTERNET ENGINEERING

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                           HON. BOB GOODLATTE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 14, 1999

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as co-chairman of the 
bipartisan Congressional Internet Caucus to recognize a major step 
taken last week to develop the growing Internet economy of the United 
States.
  In my home state of Virginia, just a few hours from the United States 
Capitol, the University of Virginia took the first step last week 
toward developing America's most technologically advanced Internet 
Engineering curriculum.
  As we all know, high-tech and the Internet are a major part of the 
economic growth we have enjoyed these last few years. Over the next 
five years high-tech will create 1.8 million new jobs in the U.S.--1.8 
million.
  Because of an innovative public/private partnership, and thanks to 
the generosity of Cisco Systems and MCI/Worldcom, which have just 
donated over $1 million in new equipment to the University, UVA is now 
creating VINT-Lab, the premier high-tech training facility of its kind.
  You see, Mr. Speaker, the thing about creating nearly two million 
new, high-tech jobs is that no good comes of it unless there's 
qualified people to fill them. What the folks at UVA and Cisco are 
trying to do is make sure that the young people of today are prepared 
to build the economy of tomorrow.
  I think we'll be seeing a lot more public/private partnerships like 
this in the future, and as co-chairman of the Internet Caucus, I will 
certainly be working to promote them.

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