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Three wonderful Members of Congress who have devoted a lot of energy to the issue of science and math education; I want to acknowledge them. Representative Bart Gordon, who's the chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, Democrat from Tennessee-where's Bart? There he is-thank you, Bart. Representative William Lacy Clay, from the great State of Missouri, and his district is home to two teachers who are being honored here today, so he's very proud of them.
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Remarks Honoring Educators of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
January 6, 2010
Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be here. Barbara, thank you for the outstanding introduction. I want to acknowledge a few other special guests that we have here. First of all, my terrific Vice President, mainly because he takes orders from Dr. Jill Biden. [Laughter] Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Joe Biden are here. Somebody-I've never met somebody who's more passionate about making sure that young people do well than my Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan-Arne Duncan. My-before I won a Nobel Peace Prize, this guy had won it, and nobody questioned whether he deserved it or not-[laughter]-my Secretary of Energy, Stev...See the full content of this document
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