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Re: Congress approved broad legislation to promote math and science skills

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Bill promotes math, science programs
...The House vote was 367-57. The Senate approved the America Competes Act on a voice vote.
That's a very good majority vote there; enough to easily override a Presidential veto if it does come to that. But with a non-partisan vote that large, it would seem like an obvious bill to sign into law.

But either way, if you look at the House vote (and lack of an actual numerical Senate vote), it's obvious that support of STEM initiatives crosses party lines. And in a day and age where extremism is at an all time high, and compromise and negotiation have seemingly been all but been forgotten, this is a good sign - for politics and programs such as FIRST.

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This could have huge effects on FIRST getting government grants. I know that FIRST doesn't do much with renewable energy sources but that could easily change with the assistance of $ 1 million dollars or more.
Please discuss your thoughts about this.
The FRC robots powered by hydrogen fuel cells don't count?
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