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This op/ed was originally published by the Mercury News. The recent jobs report and the decline in fourth quarter GDP growth reinforce that the U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of stalling. The policy decisions made in 2013 will be critical in determining our fate. To ensure a future of renewed prosperity and innovation, we should move quickly to advance immigration reform. As an immigrant who [...]
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“My fellow Americans, the skills mismatch in our country is large, and it continues to grow. Countries that invest in their children -- countries like India and China -- are innovating and growing. Each day that we fail to adequately prepare our students to face tomorrow’s challenges is a wasted day. We must shrink the skills gap.” That’s exactly how I would kickoff Tuesday’s State of the Union [...]
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If jobs and the economy are the focus of the President’s State of the Union Address and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s Republican response, then trade and exports should receive prime-time attention. Senior Administration officials recently have said the President will use his Tuesday night’s speech to zero in on jobs and the economy. In fact, the President told the House Democratic caucus late last [...]
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On Tuesday night, political spectacle meets policy substance as President Barack Obama delivers the annual State of the Union Address and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida offers the Republican response. The State of the Union represents a moment of opportunity for our nation’s policy leaders to set the priorities for the year ahead. This year, despite clear differences of opinion between the two [...]
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Back in 2005, ITI worked with Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., on the introduction and then enactment during the 109th Congress of a small bill (HR 5646) that focused on better understanding data center energy efficiency. We followed that up in 2007 by helping to draft and then supporting the successful Eshoo/Rogers amendment that became Section 453 of the Energy Independence and [...]
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Later this morning, Texas Instruments Chairman, President, & CEO Richard Templeton will testify before a House committee on the critical importance of federal support for science and R&D, and how the U.S. stacks up against global competitors. (The hearing starts at 9:30 a.m. ET, and you can watch it live here.) Before the hearing, Mr. Templeton and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley [...]
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Vice President Joe Biden begins a European trip today with meetings and events set for Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. economic relationship with Europe is one of the issues at the top of the Vice President’s priority list, including likely discussions of an oft-discussed U.S.-European Union trade agreement. Michael Froman, the Deputy National Security Adviser for International [...]
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The importance of cybersecurity and the need for sound cybersecurity policies were highlighted at the confirmation hearing for former Republican Senator from Nebraska, Chuck Hagel, to be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense. Senator Hagel said that cybersecurity “represents as big a threat to security in this country as any one specific threat” and encouraged lawmakers to pass cybersecurity legislation. [...]
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With the greatest “collection of brainpower we’ve had under this roof in a long time,” President Obama at the White House today bestowed the nation’s highest honors for invention and discovery – the National Medals of Science and the National Medals of Technology and Innovation – on an incredibly talented group of men and women. The President noted that the accomplishments of these women and men are [...]
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There are critical choices facing Congress as members work to find solutions to the urgent fiscal challenges facing the nation. But, as they work toward answers, they should not sacrifice the foundation of America’s innovation economy – science, R&D, and education. And when it comes to “raising revenues” – Washington-ese for higher taxes – Congress needs to adopt a competitive, market-based approach [...]
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