[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      IMPORTANCE OF STEM EDUCATION

  (Mr. YOHO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOHO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express and demonstrate the 
importance of STEM education in the lives of America's youth.
  STEM education is vital to the economy, with STEM-related jobs 
growing faster than ever and the need for well-educated and well-
trained young STEM professionals greater than ever.
  STEM education also facilitates critical thinking skills, innovation, 
creativity, as well as cooperative learning.
  Just one example of the impact that STEM education has at an early 
age is Janani Kumaran, an eighth grader from Gainesville who placed 
second out of over 2,000 entries in the Broadcom Foundation MASTERS of 
STEM middle school competition.
  Janani created a project using snails to reduce the negative effects 
of the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla found in many bodies of 
freshwater in Florida.
  Congratulations to Janani. I look forward to everything you and the 
other great youth of America will be able to achieve because of STEM 
education, to keep our country great.

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