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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,fattah submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology       
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
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,unit$ ,/ates creates a cle> vision &   
goal to be ! _w lead] 9 innovation1     
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma? to    
ensure ! cont9u$ /r5g?1 gr[?1 & vitality
 ( ?is ,nation4  ,:]eas high ma? &      
sci5ce a*ievem5t are ess5tial to !      
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! /r5g? (  
its economy2 ,:]eas ! ,nation's sci5ce &
 eng9e]+ work=ce is ag+ & ! supply ( new
 sci5ti/s & eng9e]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is
 decreas+2 ,:]eas /ud5ts are            
academically und]p]=m+ comp>$ to o!r    
indu/rializ$ nations1 rank+ #bj? 9 ma? &
 #ac? 9 sci5ce2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,b>ack 
,obama has articulat$ t ^? c\ntries t   
out educate ! ,unit$ ,/ates today w out 
compete ! ,nation tomorr[2 ,:]eas       

education (f]s a s\rce ( solutions to ! 
mo/ press+ problems & ev]yone b5efits f 
:at s*ools d today to prep>e /ud5ts to  
be lead]s tomorr[2 ,:]eas education is  
(t5 p]ceiv$ to be exp5sive1 b ignorance 
is f> m co/ly2 ,:]eas nations su* z     
,s+apore1 ,*9a1 & ,g]many h made x a    
national priority to be _w lead]s 9 ma? 
& sci5ce2 ,:]eas an increas+ numb] (    
c\ntries are d$icat+ a l>ge %>e ( _!    
gross dome/ic product 7,,gdp7 to rese>* 
& developm5t2 ,:]eas ! quality ( #ba/   
c5tury sci5ti/s1 doctors1 & eng9e]s w   
dep5d on ! quality ( education *ildr5 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates receive today2 ,:]eas ! 
future dep5ds on new innovations &      
te*nologies su* z creat+ clean en]gy    
jobs = a clean en]gy economy2 ,:]eas "s 
( ! greate/ break?r\ghs & innovations 9 
sci5ce & te*nology h come dur+ ! mo/    
*all5g+ times2 ,:]eas innovations ( !   
pa/1 includ+ walk+ on ! moon1 explor+   
space1 & develop+ ess5tial vacc9es1     
occurr$ because p d>$ to dream & mo/    
importantly inve/$ 9 ! pot5tial ( ^?    

dreams2 & ,:]eas ! /ory ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates is fundam5tally root$ 9 a        
resili5t _s1 always rea*+ = & a*iev+ :at
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  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7  
creates a cle> vision & goal = ! ,unit$ 
,/ates t sets its national priority to  
be ! _w lead] 9 innovation1 sci5ce1     
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma?2  7#b7 ensures
 t at lea/ #c p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
gross dome/ic product 7,,gdp7 is d$icat$
 to rese>* & developm5t2  7#c7 enc\rages
 m /ud5ts to /udy ma? & sci5ce by       
elevat+ ^! subjects to be engag+ &      
excit+ subjects to /udy & c>e]s to ent]2
 &  7#d7 recognizes t ! resili5t ,unit$ 
,/ates _s w c>ry u ?r\gh ! curr5t       
*all5ges we face to once aga9 be ! cle> 
lead] 9 innovation1 rese>*1 &           
developm5t4