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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysarsu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:32 a.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Roy Blunt (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Blunt, Capito, Kennedy, Rubio, Murray, Shaheen, and Manchin. STEM EDUCATION: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE CAREERS OF TODAY AND THE FUTURE OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR ROY BLUNT Senator BLUNT. Good Morning. How are you all? The Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will come to order. Let me make an opening statement before I turn to Senator Mur- ray. First of all, we're glad you're here providing students with high quality education in science, technology, engineering, and math, now usually referred to as the STEM skills. This is critical for eco- nomic competitiveness and frankly the security of our country. It will support future National Institutes of Health funded scientists seeking cures for deadly diseases, computer science engineers pre- venting cyber-attacks on our businesses and national infrastruc- ture, and advanced manufacturing technicians building everything from medical devices to airplanes. A STEM education from preschool through college provides the basic skills and competencies all students need and prepares them for well-paying careers across education levels. The median annual STEM wage is more than double the median wage for all workers. This holds true across education levels, including the 25 percent of STEM workers with less than a bachelor's degree. For example, workers with associate level STEM degrees earn an average of 66 percent more annually than their peers at the same education level. The number of STEM-related jobs is also expected to grow faster than the overall job market in the future and expecting high rates of retirement in some STEM fields, particularly manufacturing, (1)

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