CONGRESSMAN LIEU STATEMENT ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION INITIATIVE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement of his “Computer Science For All Initiative.” Congressman Lieu is only one of four computer science majors in Congress and the only Democratic Member with a CS degree. Mr. Lieu holds a CS degree from Stanford University.

“As a computer science major and a member of the House Budget Committee, I enthusiastically support President Obama's Computer Science For All Initiative, which includes $4 billion in funding for states. Our economy is undergoing rapid change. We can try to resist the tidal wave of technology that permeates all of our lives, or we can be on the right side of history and empower our children to thrive in the 21st century. I applaud President Obama's announcement today of new educational initiatives to inspire students, teachers and parents so that an entire generation of young American minds have the computer science skills needed to flourish into leaders in their communities, their nation and on the world stage.”

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