You can find the President’s first weekly address online [1]. I wanted to highlight some language from the summary of the address:
The Administration is still working with Congress to refine the plan, but in the address, President Obama lays out the key priorities. He goes into detail, noting that the plan will update our electric grid by laying more than 3,000 miles of transmission lines; weatherize 2.5 million homes; protect health insurance for more than 8 million Americans in danger of losing their coverage; secure 90 major ports; renovate 10,000 schools; and triple the number of science fellowships.
Triple the number of science fellowships – that’s what I wanted to note. It seems in everything that gets talked about surrounding economic recovery, science and scientists are featured in some way. What a way to insure the next generation of scientists, training 3x more young people in the practice.
[1] http://www.whitehouse.gov/president-obama-delivers-your-weekly-address/
