"Our nation must have more scientists and engineers because they are the ones who will keep us strong and thriving," US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison said to TBEC, the Texas Business and Education Coalition this morning.

KBH is speaking right now, after a botched intro. (i.e. Here's Kay Bailey Hutchison [Applause]... Oh wait she's not here yet... [Awkward room silence]... OK here she is! [Applause].

She's speaking about the rise of Asia and Asian scientists and how we're going to be left behind. (Those pesky Asians.)

"The United States is being left behind. In China, more than 40% of graduates earn science and education degrees. In the US, five percent do," she says. "We all know that is going to continue to impact our economic vitality."

She'll take a few reporter questions afterwards, so check back in for what she says about issues of the day like the ongoing stimulus debate in Washington. (She's against it.)

1 Comments

treehugger said:

We've got them topped in political scientists, by golly.

February 9, 2009 1:50 PM

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