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Here and now. Information technology is the Fastest Growing job sector. Thats according to the bureau of labor statistics. Addressing the lack of minority representation in the computer and Information Technology field is one of the primary directives of the National Action council for minorities in engineering. And joining us today is dr. Irving pressley mcphail, the president and chief executive officer of nacme. Welcome. Nice to have you on the show. Thank you. Happy to be here. Why is it so important that more minority youngsters be geared steered, i should say towards stem, essentially sc...

Judge to pursue civil rights communication. Becoming the first of many legislative victories over the next 50 year that is have been critical tools for protecting civil rights. Throughout the past 50 years, our university has been grounded by the legacy rendered by the out comes of the dedicated commitment of countless locals, as well as National Civil rights activists. Signed in law on july 2nd, 1964, the Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation. Todays keynote speaker, attorney genric holder has made protecting civil rights a tough priority of his administration at the department of justice. In...

Again and said, ill bet it makes you mad, dont get . [laughter] that was such a good start, i told all over iowa. Scott, you might be the ones turning it around. [inaudible] thats what i did. You probably heard in utah. You are exactly right. Let me see if i can do to i wanted to make four points. Let me see how quickly i can make it. Went i think about my job as United States senator given my background, i think about how can i give bill haslam more tools to be a better governor . Because i know if i give them those tools he will do something with them. And i think of the federal government i...

And of the 181 waivers granted by this Committee Last congress, 175 of them were republicans. Thats 97 republicans. Three 3 democrats. Again in the last congress, democrats had to abide by the rules. The republicans did not. I have an amendment to try to eliminate big tax breaks for big oil companies. And every time ive tried to get a vote on it, on an energy bill ive been told, sorry the tax rule says you can only do this you can only do that on a tax bill. Then when i offer it on a tax bill, sorry. Its a farce. And i think the majority is hiding behind the rules to keep members from voting o...

Be it. If it takes a week who cares . We ought to do this the right way. I think i would hope that we could all agree on that if not on the substance of the underlying bill, at least on the process to which we bring it to the floor. With that, i will yield back my time. I thank the gentleman very much. I stated earlier we live in glass houses up here. The gentleman is making a good point. I would like to retort that in the 110th congress when mrs. Slaughter was chairman the congress in the first year of the majority, the rules package had a consideration of five measures. Not a hearing. Not ab...