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Cornyn: Education is Key to Growing Jobs

Date: April 6, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Education


CORNYN: EDUCATION IS KEY TO GROWING JOBS

'Americans must continue being innovators to keep competitive edge'

WASHINGTON-U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, applauded the President's new plan to strengthen math and science education, ensuring that young Americans will graduate with the skills they need to succeed in college and to compete for the high-demand jobs of the 21st Century.

"I support President Bush's new plan to strengthen math and science education as a way for American workers to maintain their competitive edge over the rest of the world at a time when our economy has gone from national to global," Cornyn said. "For America to remain competitive, we need to continue to be the innovators, we need to continue to be the ones who fill the good, high-paying jobs by educating our workforce to make sure they are prepared to earn good salaries."

"America has competed and will always compete when it comes to the free market and education is the key," Cornyn said.

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