Congratulations on being elected president of the U.S.-and for sharing with the American people your vision of opportunity for the future. Today, I write to you about the workforce of the aerospace and defense industry, about the hundreds of thousands of skilled engineers, scientists and others who help support our nation's security and our global economic competitiveness. To do that, I need to talk about innovation. It is the lifeblood of our industry and of American industry. It is also a catalyst for national priorities you have enunciated, including economic revitalization and energy and infrastructure renewal. Tomorrow's innovation leaders are sitting in American classrooms right now, deciding whether it's worth spending an extra hour on their math and science homework, or even doing that homework. While our American students are certainly smart, passionate and creative, we clearly have some work to do to improve their interest and excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-foundational subjects that are the catalysts for innovation.
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