Chairman Smith Attends FIRST Robotics Alamo Regional Championship

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Congressman Lamar Smith today participated in the FIRST Robotics Alamo Regional Championship in San Antonio. Smith, who chairs the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, delivered opening remarks for the robotics competition. More than 3,000 students, parents, and teachers attended the regional competition.

Chairman Smith: "You can't have innovation without advances in technology. And the STEM students of today will lead us to the cutting-edge technologies of tomorrow. I was pleased to participate in this competition that allows students to showcase their talents."

As Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Smith recently led efforts to pass a STEM education bill in the House of Representatives by a vote of 412-8. The bill strengthens ongoing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education efforts at our federal science agencies and ensures computer science is included in these efforts.

Math enthusiasts also recognized Saturday, March 14th, as "Pi Day" for its correlation to the Greek math ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter -- which is approximately 3.14159.

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