[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     SOWING THE SEEDS THROUGH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH ACT

  (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Sowing 
the Seeds through Science and Engineering Research Act. By cultivating 
the Nation's next generation of skilled scientists and researchers who 
are in the early stages of their careers, the House-passed plan will 
better ensure that our Nation educates the best and the brightest young 
people to be scientists and engineers.
  I firmly believe that leadership and innovation is absolutely 
necessary for the United States to maintain its competitive advantage 
in the increasingly global marketplace. My own home district in 
southeastern Pennsylvania is a leader in the field of biotechnology. I 
have seen the economic and social benefits of innovation and technology 
in science and engineering.
  Science, research and biotechnology industries attract highly skilled 
workers and offer them good wages and benefits. These innovators and 
the businesses they are creating in my home district make us 
competitive in this global marketplace. Most importantly, they are 
developing new treatments, medicines, vaccines, that are improving the 
quality of life for people around the world. As the sister of a 
dedicated scientist and the mother of a young medical researcher, I 
recognize the need to support the work of highly skilled scientists 
whose work is on the cutting edge of research and development.
  Madam Speaker, the ``Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering 
Research Act'' will help ensure that we encourage and train highly 
skilled scientists in Pennsylvania and across the Nation. I am proud to 
have supported its passage.

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