[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H624]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 RECOGNIZING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY AND 
               THE JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Gimenez) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GIMENEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a 
transformational partnership announced in my districtbetween Florida 
International University and the John S. and James L. Knight 
Foundation.


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  February 25, 2021, on page H624, the following appeared: Mr. 
GIMINEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a transformational 
partnership announced in my district between Florida International 
University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. GIMENEZ. Mr. 
Speaker, I rise today to recognize a transformational partnership 
announced in my districtbetween Florida International University 
and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.


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  In what will become a national model for public-private collaboration 
to meet industry needs and further fuel the current momentum for 
technology and entrepreneurship in South Florida, the Knight Foundation 
has made a $10 million gift and FIU a 10-year commitment of $106 
million to catalyze the development of the local tech ecosystem.
  Today, FIU is Miami-Dade's top 50 public research university and is a 
top producer of minority graduates in STEM fields. This partnership 
will strengthen FIU's standing, allowing for the doubling of computer 
science graduates, researchers and making FIU a hub for research in 
artificial intelligence, smart robotics, bioinformatics, biodevices, 
and digital forensics.
  I am proud of the work we did at the county level when I was the 
mayor of Miami-Dade County to make Miami and our South Florida 
communities a world-class destination for tech entrepreneurs. The 
resources and support for accelerators, incubators, our colleges and 
universities, and all the places that serve as creation centers for 
innovation through the use of technology has positioned South Florida 
as a leader in the economy of the future.
  I look forward to everything this partnership between FIU and the 
Knight Foundation will do for our South Florida communities.

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